Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of purchase
plural purchasings
- countableuncountableAn act or process of making a purchase.
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 - countableuncountablebusinessA complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
Synonyms: procurement
- countableuncountableA part of an organization that manages such processes
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
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Translations
Bulgarian поку́пки
- поку́пки (pokúpki)an act or process of making a purchase
Catalan compra
- compraan act or process of making a purchase
French achat
- achatan act or process of making a purchase
Polish zamówienie
- zamówieniean act or process of making a purchase
Russian поку́пка, приобрете́ние
- поку́пка (pokúpka)an act or process of making a purchase
- приобрете́ние (priobreténije)an act or process of making a purchase
Cite this entry
purchasing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchasing
“purchasing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchasing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purchasing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchasing.
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