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How to pronounce purchasing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms buying
Type of purchase
Has types catalog buying, mail-order buying, shopping, viatication, viaticus
Derivation purchase


shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge.

Examples of purchasing

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A merger boom has also given many builders more purchasing clout with suppliers.
From the businessweek.com
The purchasing managers'index rose to 48.2% in December, from 44.5% in November.
From the businessweek.com
Students will have the option of purchasing the book at the end of the semester.
From the kentucky.com
Purchasing a plan online then selecting the features may not be the best advice.
From the forbes.com
Ethical purchasing can also help reduce the environmental impact of your office.
From the guardian.co.uk
Leave them in the refrigerator for a week after purchasing, then hard-cook them.
From the freep.com
He recommends purchasing a kayaking helmet, which protects the back of the head.
From the blogs.wsj.com
When it comes to purchasing cloud processing capacity, Cyclopic has two choices.
From the theaustralian.com.au
During the purchasing process, the couple was not made aware of the DEA listing.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • Buy: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
  • The acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
  • Something acquired by purchase
  • A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"
  • Leverage: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
  • (purchasing) buying: the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
  • Trade is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money. Trade is also called commerce or transaction. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. ...
  • Purchase may refer to: ;Names of persons *Zac Purchase, a British rower.
  • Purchase (foaled in 1916, died 1936), an American Thoroughbred racehorse, was called "The Adonis of the Turf." Walter Vosburgh, the official handicapper for The Jockey Club as well as a turf historian for many years (and for whom the Vosburgh Stakes were named), wrote: "u2026one of the most exquisitely beautiful of racehorsesu2026to describe Purchase would be to exhaust the superlative."