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Definition of Purchasing
1. Noun. The act of buying. "Shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
Generic synonyms: Purchase
Specialized synonyms: Shopping, Catalog Buying, Mail-order Buying, Viatication, Viaticus
Derivative terms: Buy, Purchase
Definition of Purchasing
1. Verb. (present participle of purchase) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purchasing
1. purchase [v] - See also: purchase
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purchasing
Literary usage of Purchasing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"MONTANA ORB purchasing COMPANY et oí. Courts—jurisdiction of circuit court—Federal
question—not set up by allegations anticipating defense. ..."
2. A History of the Greenbacks: With Special Reference to the Economic by Wesley Clair Mitchell (1903)
"Accordingly, attention will first be directed to the effect of the price fluctuations
upon the purchasing power of the principal of loans, and afterward to ..."
3. The New City Government: A Discussion of Municipal Administration Based on a by Henry Jaromir Bruere, William Sheperdson (1913)
"Though, occasionally, a particular department may suffer from a bad bargain
entered into by a central purchasing agent, the city, as a whole, ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"Montana Ore purchasing Co. ente, 626. ... other défendante herein are sued as
lessees of the Montana Ore purchasing Company, they having, as such lessees, ..."
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