afkopen — meaning in English

English meaning

• purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.

Senses

afkopen is used for these senses in English:

• buy off (transitive) To pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service.
• purchase To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.

purchase — full definition

1. verb To buy something by paying money for it.
2. noun Something bought, or the act of buying it.
3. noun A firm grip or mechanical hold used to move or lift something heavy.

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