The term purchases corresponds to the plural of the word purchase, as it can refer to various issues according to the use or context in which it is used.
In general terms, a purchase is called the action of acquiring or obtaining something in exchange for an established price. When I go to a furniture store and I get a chair that it offers for sale upon payment of the monetary value that it has, that is known or called a purchase. But also the purchased object is also called purchase generically, since it is usually said for example, look at the purchase I made and that chair is shown.
The act of shopping is one of the oldest human activities and almost one of the first to feed or enrich themselves that men deployed to satisfy the corresponding. Because, for example, it happens that in some businesses more than in the sale, that is, more than how much can be sold, the secret of success will be in the purchase, since if I buy or dispose of something at a low value that everyone wants, surely, I will make good differences.
On the other hand, in some Spanish-speaking parts of the world, When a person goes to the supermarket to buy a varied set of groceries or other types of inedible items for their home, that action or activity is often referred to as shopping. Also, when the objective of the purchase is neither groceries, nor household cleaning products, but rather objects or garments for personal use and enjoyment, to that activity of going to visit the different places where you can buy the themselves, it will be called shopping.
Regarding the last point mentioned in the previous paragraph, it is worth noting that when it no longer corresponds to a leisure, relaxation and recreation activity and on the contrary, it becomes an obsession that must be satisfied recurrently without measuring expenses, then, This activity will come to be understood more than anything as a disorder or an addiction that must be treated conveniently and in a timely manner to avoid excesses or more serious problems, such as debts that cannot be dealt with in a timely manner.
