preemption, refusal.
coemption†, bribery; slave trade.
buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee; patron, employer, client,
customer, clientele.
V. buy, purchase, invest in, procure; rent &c (hire) 788; repurchase,
buy in.
keep in one's pay, bribe, suborn; pay &c 807; spend &c 809.
make a purchase, complete a purchase; buy over the counter.
shop, market, go shopping.
Adj. purchased &c v..
Phr. caveat emptor; the customer is always right.