purchase system

proper noun

The practice, abolished in 1871, of paying money to be made an officer in the cavalry and infantry regiments of the English and later British Army, without having to wait for promotion.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKhistoricalThe practice, abolished in 1871, of paying money to be made an officer in the cavalry and infantry regiments of the English and later British Army, without having to wait for promotion.
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APA

purchase system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchase%20system

MLA

“purchase system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchase%20system. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purchase system,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchase%20system.

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