buying (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *buying*:
NOUN	act	buying, purchasing	the act of buying

buying > pronunciation
Sounds	bay'ihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *buying*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of buying.
Example	"buying and selling fill their days"
Synonym	purchasing
Narrower	mail-order buying, catalog buying	buying goods to be shipped through the mail
	shopping	searching for or buying goods or services
	viatication, viaticus	purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders
Broader	purchase	The acquisition of something for payment
Spanish	compra
Catalan	compra
Verbs	buy	obtain by purchase

HyperDic: buying