purchasing

Thân thiện

A customer is purchasing fresh vegetables at the market.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act or process of acquiring something by paying money for it. This is the core meaning, focusing on the action itself. 2. The function or department within an organization responsible for acquiring goods and services. In a business context, it refers to the professional activity or the specific organizational unit.

Usage and Examples

• As the general act of buying:
  • Careful purchasing can save a family a lot of money each month.
  • The purchasing of a new home is a major life event.
• As a business or professional function:
  • She works in purchasing for a large manufacturing company.
  • The purchasing department is responsible for negotiating contracts with suppliers.

Advanced Usage

• "Purchasing power": The financial ability of a person or currency to buy goods and services.
  • Inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the average salary.
• "Purchasing manager" / "Purchasing agent": Job titles for professionals who manage the acquisition of products for an organization.

Variants and Related Words

• Purchase (verb): To buy something.
  • The company will purchase new software next quarter.
• Purchase (noun): An item that has been bought, or the act of buying it.
  • She carried her purchases from the store.
  • The purchase of the land was finalized yesterday.
• Purchaser (noun): A buyer; someone who purchases something.
  • The purchaser must sign the contract.

Synonyms

• Buying (noun): The most direct synonym.
• Acquisition (noun): A more formal term, often used in business contexts.
• Procurement (noun): Specifically refers to the process of obtaining goods or services, especially for an organization.

Related Phrases

• Impulse purchasing / buying: Buying something spontaneously without prior planning.
  • Stores place candy near the checkout to encourage impulse purchasing.
• Purchasing decision: The process or moment of choosing to buy a particular product.
  • Price and quality are key factors in the consumer's purchasing decision.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of buying
   • buying and selling fill their days
   • shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• buying