(v. i.) To acquire wealth or property.
(v. i.) To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
(v. t.) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
(v. t.) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.
(v. t.) That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
(v. t.) That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
(v. t.) The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
(v. t.) The act of seeking and acquiring property.
(v. t.) The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.
(v. t.) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.
(v. t.) To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.
(v. t.) To buy for a price.
(v. t.) To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
(v. t.) To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.
(v. t.) To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.
(v. t.) To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.