A purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.

plural of year's purchase

plural of purchase price

plural of purchase order

plural of straw purchaser

plural of straw purchase

(marketing) A purchase made out of necessity, rather than for pleasure.

plural of distress purchase

(historical, US) The acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.

(UK, pensions) Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is based on the combination of the employer's and employee's contributions to the scheme over the employee's working life.