noun
the act of buying (Freq. 3)
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buying and selling fill their days
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shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge
• Syn: ↑purchasing
• Derivationally related forms: ↑purchase (for: ↑purchasing), ↑buy
• Hypernyms: ↑purchase
• Hyponyms: ↑shopping, ↑mail-order buying, ↑catalog buying, ↑viatication, ↑viaticus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.