Definitions for purchasing
pur·chas·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. buying, purchasingnoun

   the act of buying

   "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purchasing

   Purchasing is the process a business or organization uses to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Purchasing is part of the wider procurement process, which typically also includes expediting, supplier quality, transportation, and logistics.

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1. purchasing

   Purchasing refers to the process of buying goods or services for personal use, for business distribution, or for resale. This involves researching, selecting, negotiating, and procuring products or services from suppliers or vendors, and often includes activities such as quality assurance, supply chain management, and strategic sourcing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purchasing

   of Purchase

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Purchasing

   Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquiring goods or services to accomplish the goals of its enterprise. Though there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes Expediting, Supplier Quality, and Traffic and Logistics in addition to Purchasing.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. purchasing

   Any person purchasing from any soldier his arms, uniform, clothing, or any part thereof, may be punished by any civil court having cognizance of the same, by fine in any sum not exceeding $300, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year.—Act of March 16, 1802.

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1. purchasingverb

   Verb form of the word purchase.

   The purchasing manager ensure compliance with the quality management system and purchasing procedure.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 6, 2020  

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1. • Purchase

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How to pronounce purchasing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say purchasing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purchasing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purchasing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of purchasing in a Sentence

1. Michael Marcus:

   You can build one of these types of water plants for about the same cost as purchasing imported water.

2. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   It allows expedited purchasing and expedited hiring, which is what we need right now.

3. David Schenker:

   The Egyptian military continues to favor purchasing tanks, F-16s, and missiles with its FMF (foreign military financing) instead of equipment better suited for counterinsurgency and border-security operations.

4. Amy Chu:

   We have to educate our sales people in conversations with carmakers' purchasing departments and say 'don't let this go without adding cybersecurity to your quote'.

5. Frank Storino:

   It’s relieving. It took us a while to get us to this point … purchasing it, engineering and laying out the new pier, it was a lot of work to get to this point, but it feels great now that we got there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=purchasing
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchasing
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=purchasing
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=purchasing