NOUN | act | purchasing, buying | the act of buying |
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Sounds | per'chahsihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | The act of buying. | |
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Example | "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" | |
Synonym | buying | |
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 | purchase | obtain by purchase |
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