micropurchase

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noun

A purchase for a very small amount of money.

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Meanings

nounmicropurchase (plural micropurchases)

plural micropurchases

  1. A purchase for a very small amount of money.

    These changes have helped to drive the use of payment cards for even so-called micropurchases, which are those less than $5.

    2007 June 17, Elizabeth Olson, “Who Needs Pocket Change When You’ve Got Plastic?”, in New York Times

Origin

From micro- + purchase.

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APA

micropurchase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropurchase

MLA

“micropurchase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropurchase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micropurchase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropurchase.

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