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The phrase "a purchase for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when specifying the purpose or recipient of a purchase.
Example: "I made a purchase for a new laptop to enhance my productivity at work."
Alternatives: "an acquisition for" or "a buy for".
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Blockbuster has broached the prospect of a purchase for $6 to $8 a share but has made no firm offer.
GenGen70 asks: "I found your article really useful as was just about to make a purchase for a good moistureriser.
When he makes a purchase for someone else -- like a karaoke CD for his 7-year-old cousin -- he checks a box that tells Amazon to ignore it.
Carmen Cook, a senior associate broker with Corcoran, recently spent months negotiating a purchase for a couple who had been married for a year.
Back on the ground floor, a cashier was ringing up a purchase for a woman who was wearing jeans with "Oh, My Gold!" embroidered in metallic thread on the rump.
The Home Office, where McDonagh is also IT director in addition to running the G-Cloud programme, was among the departments to make a purchase – for support services – through the first iteration of CloudStore.
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That test, launched in August last year, costs $249 for a direct purchase for a consumer.
If a purchase is for a lower amount, no change can be given.
In that sense YouTube is a snip, with the speculation of a purchase paying for the purchase itself.
The company already has a purchase order for $50K.
Its software would be an attractive purchase for a FedEx or United Parcel Service.
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