Sentence:  Mr. Clifton would have preferred death and bankruptcy to having his son stay with his wife 's people without contributing to his and his family 's upkeep , and besides that there were the things that had to be <WSD>bought</WSD> for the baby , milk and orange juice and vitamins and soap , just plain soap . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction