thu mua

Cô ấy thu mua rau củ tươi từ các nông dân địa phương.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To purchase officially / to procure: Refers to the organized buying of goods, typically by a government, organization, or company, often directly from producers and sometimes at set prices. This implies a systematic, often large-scale acquisition.
   • To buy up / to collect for resale: Describes the commercial activity of purchasing goods (often in bulk) with the intention of stocking or reselling them.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà nước thu mua lúa gạo với giá ổn định. (The state purchases rice at stable prices.)
  • Công ty đó thu mua phế liệu sắt thép. (That company buys up scrap iron and steel.)
  • Hợp tác xã thu mua nông sản từ các hộ dân. (The cooperative procures agricultural products from households.)

Advanced Usage

• "thu mua đứt": to buy outright; to purchase the entire lot or all available stock.
  • Họ đã thu mua đứt số hàng tồn kho. (They bought up the entire inventory outright.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thu gom (v): to collect, to gather. While "thu mua" involves a commercial transaction, "thu gom" focuses more on the act of collecting, which may or may not involve payment (e.g., collecting donations, waste).
  • Thu gom rác thải nhựa. (To collect plastic waste.)

Synonyms

• Procure: to obtain something, especially with care or effort.
• Purchase: to buy something (more general).
• Acquire: to come into possession of.

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