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Uncommonpurchasing
The correct spelling is purchasing.
How to pronounce purchasing
verb
Say it like: Pur-cha-sin-g
The correct spelling is purchasing. To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent. For example: "to purchase land, to purchase a house"
Usage Examples
“to purchase land, to purchase a house”
“to purchase favor with flattery”
“to purchase a cannon”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
- 2.To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
- 3.To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
- 4.To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
- 5.To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
noun
- 1.An act or process of making a purchase.
- 2.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.
- 3.A part of an organization that manages such processes
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