поку́пка

fairly common #3889C2

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
purchase, buying, purchasing
Поку́пка кварти́ры заняла́ мно́го вре́мени.
Buying the flat took a long time.
Often followed by the genitive of what is bought.
2.
purchase (item bought), shopping (plural)
Он положи́л поку́пки в теле́жку.
He put his shopping in the cart.
In the plural usually 'the shopping' - the things one has bought.

Examples

Я должна́ идти́ за поку́пками. Верну́сь через час.
I have to go shopping. I'll be back in an hour.
Я хочу́ пойти́ за поку́пками.
I want to go shopping.
Я делаю поку́пки на ры́нке.
I am doing shopping at the market.
Моё увлече́ние - де́лать поку́пки.
My hobby is shopping.
Я должен идти́ за поку́пками.
I have to go shopping.
Э́то вы́годная поку́пка.
That's a good buy.
Я отговори́л жену́ от поку́пки но́вой маши́ны.
I talked my wife out of buying a new car.
Э́то была́ хоро́шая поку́пка.
It was a good buy.