recent purchase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrecentandpurchase
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recent
adjective
uk/ˈriː.sənt/us/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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purchase
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
something that ...
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(Definition ofrecentandpurchasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Anyrecentpurchaseof hardware and software has been specified to be year 2000 compliant.
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The averagerecentpurchaseprice for wheat has been £110 per tonne fob.
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Take the case of arecentpurchaseof a freehold site in a city.
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The first case is arecentpurchaseof 20 acres of land.
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For instance, therecentpurchaseof 40,000 additional cataract operations from the independent sector will result in a huge reduction in waiting time and faster access.
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I do not consider it would be in the public interest to give figures of our recent purchases of hides and skins.
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According to my information, recent purchases have not been abnormal.
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No recent purchases have, however, been made of either of these vehicles.
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It would not be in the public interest to disclose the volume of recent purchases, either from particular countries or in total.
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There have also been recent purchases of £60,000,000 worth of foreign bills-of-exchange.
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Really and truly, criticisms of recent purchases of gold hardly seem to suggest that those who make them quite appreciate what is the technical position at the present moment.
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All recent purchases of porcelain insulators, etc.
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He looked at all her recent purchases, but finds nothing of any value there.
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