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purchasing

English

Verb

purchasing

  1. present participle of purchase

Noun

purchasing (countable and uncountable, plural purchasings)

  1. An act or process of making a purchase.
    • 1936, James Arthur Fulton, Our economic nationalism: its purpose and importance (page 84)
      As our exports and imports are now nearly in balance, it is assumed that such bargaining, if agreed to, would induce the debtor nations to greatly increase their purchasings from us []
  2. (business, government) 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

Translations

Synonyms

  • (complex process): procurement

Holonyms

  • (act or making a purchase): procurement

Further reading

  • purchasing at OneLook Dictionary Search

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sourcing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s??s??/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)s??

Verb

sourcing

  1. present participle of source

Noun

sourcing (countable and uncountable, plural sourcings)

  1. The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place.
  2. (chiefly US) The supply of resources needed by a business process.

Derived terms

  • insourcing
  • outsourcing

Anagrams

  • coursing, scouring

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