purchase
definition
the act of buying something or acquiring goods or services in exchange for money
example
In the 1950s, the purchase of a car became a dream for most citizens.
synonyms
acquisition
word origin — Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ (hence, in nautical use, the notion of ‘gaining’ one portion of rope after another) and ‘buy’