buying

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

buy +‎ -ing

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/

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VerbEdit

buying

1. present participle of buy

Derived termsEdit

• impulse buying
• panic buying

NounEdit

buying (countable and uncountable, plural buyings)

1. The act of making a purchase.
   • 1707, A General Discourse of Commerce (page 126)

     […] Reckonings of all and every his Dealings, Doings, Buyings and Sellings and Employments, touching and concerning the Premises […]