Collocations withpurchase
These are words often used in combination withpurchase.
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advance purchase
That £20 million covered the patents and the remainder of the advance purchase.
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direct purchase
Decisions on whether to pursue private finance (eg leasing) or direct purchase options should be based on value for money and transfer of risk criteria.
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discretionary purchase
An announcement about future policy on discretionary purchase of property affected by motorway and trunk road schemes will be made as soon as possible.
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future purchase
Saving up for a future purchase may sound like good advice but there are two fears lurking in the background.
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in-app purchase
The version is free-to-play, but is different from other versions in removing some save points and relying heavily on an in-app purchase system.
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initial purchase
Its limitations are the relatively high initial purchase cost of the equipment, the specialized training for the operator and its inability to diagnose most extra-abdominal cysts.
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major purchase
In practical terms, it will be some weeks or months before there is any major purchase or assistance.
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minimum purchase
This would be a fairly easy exercise, in that the obvious minimum purchase is bound to be the minimum fare on any public transport vehicle.
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online purchase
In 2008, the company made their products available for online purchase.
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original purchase
Another problem concerns the situation where the original purchase price was below the market value.
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outright purchase
For example, some respondents used part of their (undeveloped) residential land (acquired through outright purchase) for garden production.
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proposed purchase
The proposed purchase fell through and the applicant asked for the return of the deposit.
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purchase of aircraft
What we have will be internationalised with or without any further purchase of aircraft.
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recent purchase
Any recent purchase of hardware and software has been specified to be year 2000 compliant.
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voluntary purchase
We also support the principle of voluntary purchase grant and the right to buy for housing association tenants.
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