purchasing

pur·chase  (pûrchs)

tr.v. pur·chased, pur·chas·ing, pur·chas·es

1. To obtain in exchange for money or its equivalent; buy.

2. To acquire by effort; earn.

3. To move or hold with a mechanical device, such as a lever or wrench.

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of buying.

b. Something bought.

c. Acquisition through the payment of money or its equivalent.

2. A grip applied manually or mechanically to move something or prevent it from slipping.

3. A device, such as a tackle or lever, used to obtain mechanical advantage.

4. A position, as of a lever or one's feet, affording means to move or secure a weight.

5.

a. A means of increasing power or influence.

b. An advantage that is used in exerting one's power.

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[Middle English purchasen, to pursue, purchase, from Old French purchacier : pur-, forth (from Latin pr-; see per¹ in Indo-European roots) + chacier, to chase; see chase¹.]

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purchas·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

purchasing - the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" buying purchase - the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake" shopping - searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town" catalog buying, mail-order buying - buying goods to be shipped through the mail viatication, viaticus - purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders

Translations

purchasing [ˈpɜːtʃɪsɪŋ]

A. N → compra f

B. CPD purchasing department N → departamento m de compras
purchasing officer N → agente mf de compra
purchasing power N [of person, currency] → poder m adquisitivo

purchasing:

purchasing agent

n (Comm) → Einkäufer(in) m(f)

purchasing association

n (Comm) → Einkaufsgenossenschaft f

purchasing power

n → Kaufkraft f