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total purchase — the entire amount of money spent when buying goods or services, including all items bought in one transaction

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the entire amount of money spent when buying goods or services, including all items bought in one transaction

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtoʊtl ˈpɜːrtʃəs/

Example Sentences

  • My total purchase at the candy store was so big, the cashier needed a calculator the size of a laptop!
  • If your total purchase exceeds 30,000 won, you get free shipping.
  • She checked her total purchase twice, hoping the shoes were actually on sale.

total purchase

NOUN

[/ˈtoʊtl ˈpɜːrtʃəs/]

the entire amount of money spent when buying goods or services, including all items bought in one transaction

The cashier smiled and announced the total purchase came to forty-two dollars.
💡 Concept

The cashier smiled and announced the total purchase came to forty-two dollars.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtoʊtl ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtəʊtl ˈpɜːtʃəs/

🌳Etymology

Roottot-

🎵Rhyme

all purchase
small purchase

🔗Collocations

make a total purchase of
total purchase amount
total purchase price
calculate the total purchase
total purchase history
minimum total purchase

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My total purchase at the candy store was so big, the cashier needed a calculator the size of a laptop!”

“If your total purchase exceeds 30,000 won, you get free shipping.”

“She checked her total purchase twice, hoping the shoes were actually on sale.”

😄 Fun example

“After Black Friday shopping, his total purchase was scarier than a horror movie.”

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