Can I download App Store purchases as an installer?

I have limited and slow internet at home but access to much faster unlimited internet at work.  Downloading 1GB+ sized apps will just take forever at home, not to mention putting a big dent in my monthly download limit.  Unfortunately I cannot take my iMac to work with me.

If your goal is to get the applications downloaded at work (higher speed) to a MacBook and then to your iMac at home, you will have to understand how the application downloads...is it a package that has to be installed or is it one that auto-installs during download?  If the former, just note where the package lives, usually in the Applications folder or a folder called Downloads.  That part is easy, just copy the installer to your iMac and then click on it to install.
If the latter, note if it appears to be completely intact after the install, again usually in the Applications folder, and just copy it to the iMac.  Before doing any of this, write down everything in the Applications folder so you have a record of what was there before and after the downloading...so you know what you need to transfer to the iMac.
This can be tedious but if the download time and quantity is prohibitive there isn't much choice.

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