Earn and Purchase

Earn

Earn verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Purchase and earn are semantically related In some cases you can use "Purchase" instead a verb "Earn".

Nearby Words: earned, earning, earner

Purchase

Purchase verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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Earn and purchase are semantically related in buy topic. Sometimes you can use "Earn" instead a verb "Purchase", if it concerns topics such as achieve.

Nearby Words: purchaser, purchasing, purchasable, purchased

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Common collocations

ability	earn ability	purchase ability
gold	earn gold	purchase gold
item	earn item	purchase item
money	earn money	purchase money
Other words: items, credits, points, gems, coins, weapons, bonuses.

Both words in one sentence

Instant Home Delivery: Many games allow the player to earn or purchase items for their house, which will instantly be found in the house when they return.

Source: Franchise / Harvest Moon
Players earn money and experience from completing missions or winning game modes, and can use these winnings to purchase better guns and armor, or simply buy Kredits to do so.

Source: Video Game / Warface
In Halo 5: Guardians, you earn "REQ points" in multiplayer that you use to purchase randomized REQ packs which you hope have the armor you want.

Source: And Your Reward Is Clothes

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