Ledge vs. Purchase — What's the Difference?

A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.

Acquire (something) by paying for it; buy

A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.

Haul up (a rope, cable, or anchor) by means of a pulley or lever.

An underwater ridge or rock shelf.

The action of buying something

A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.

Firm contact or grip

A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.

To obtain in exchange for money or its equivalent; buy.

(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

To acquire by effort; earn

A layer or stratum.

To pull or haul by means of a mechanical device, such as a winch.

A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

The act or an instance of buying

(architecture) A (door or window) lintel.

Something bought

(architecture) A cornice.

A hold or position that allows the application of power, as in moving something

(shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

A device, such as a pulley, used to obtain mechanical advantage.

A provincial or territorial legislature building.

A means or advantage that allows the increase of power or influence.

A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

(uncommon) To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).

That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)

A layer or stratum.

A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.

A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.

A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.

A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.

Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.

To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

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.

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.

To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price; as, to purchase land, or a house.

To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.

To expiate by a fine or forfeit.

To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.

To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon.

To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.

To acquire wealth or property.

The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything.

The act of seeking and acquiring property.

The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.

That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.

Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or device by which the advantage is gained.

Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.

The acquisition of something for payment;

Something acquired by purchase

A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage;

The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;