purchasing
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purchasing
verb
- present participle and gerund of purchase
noun purchasings
- An act or process of making a purchase. As our exports and imports are now nearly in balance, it is assumed that such bargaining, if agreed to, would induce the debtor nations to greatly increase their purchasings from us […]
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A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
Similar: procurement
- A part of an organization that manages such processes
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: buying, buyer, sale, buy, buyback, spending, sourcing, buy-out, stock, procurement, consumer, gaining, market, buyout, supply, takeover
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noun an act or process of making a purchase
| Français | achat |
|---|---|
| Русский | поку́пка pokúpka, приобрете́ние priobreténije |
Talk about this word "purchasing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/purchasing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. purchasing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/purchasing "purchasing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/purchasing.Cite this
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title = {purchasing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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