purchasing
EnglishEdit
VerbEdit
purchasing
NounEdit
purchasing (countable and uncountable, plural purchasings)
- An act or process of making a purchase.
- 1936, James Arthur Fulton, Our economic nationalism: its purpose and importance (page 84)
- 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 […]
- 1936, James Arthur Fulton, Our economic nationalism: its purpose and importance (page 84)
- (business, government) 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.
- A part of an organization that manages such processes
TranslationsEdit
an act or process of making a purchase
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SynonymsEdit
- (complex process): procurement
HolonymsEdit
- (act or making a purchase): procurement
Further readingEdit
- purchasing at OneLook Dictionary Search