For Americans: is it right that it depends on the state you live in up there (in the USA?).
2007-04-11 02:49:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
purchase is just a more formal and legal sounding term, but it means exactly the same thing. basically if you're typing up a business document you'll want it to sound good, so you'll say 'so and so made a purchase on march 16' not 'so and so bought something on march 16' it just sounds better in some cases.
2007-04-11 03:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Christi F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's really no different in definition. However, the term purchase is more formal, for no particular reason, and will be used more often in official documents like a car or house contract.
2007-04-11 09:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by Aim High 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference..we Americans like to have many words for the same thing...
2007-04-11 10:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No- they mean exactly the same thing, regardlless of the state you live in.
2007-04-11 09:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two words that mean the same thing, their origins are different.
Purchase is of Latin origin, buy is Germanic.
2007-04-11 09:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, one is easier to spell, but in terms of their meaning, I think they are synonymous.
Another difference is that 'Buy' is just a verb whereas 'Purchase' is a verb and a noun.
2007-04-11 09:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Cyrus Vance 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are the same. purchase is commonly used in public documents while buy in conversations.
2007-04-11 09:59:36 · answer #7 · answered by pas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mean the same
2007-04-11 11:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Malfoy vs Potter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
number of letters in each word
2007-04-11 09:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by doubletree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2nd grade reading level compared to 8th grade reading level.. Or somewhat comparable.
2007-04-11 10:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by swksmason 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋