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Emption

Emption \Emp"tion\, n. [L. emptio, fr. emere to buy.] The act of buying. [R.]
--Arbuthnot.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
emption

late 15c., "purchase," from Latin emptionem (nominative emptio) "a buying, purchasing; thing bought," noun of action from past participle stem of emere "to buy" (see exempt (adj.)).

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emption

n. The act of buying.