English Online Dictionary. What means purchasing? What does purchasing mean?
English
Verb
purchasing
- present participle and gerund of purchase
Noun
purchasing (countable and uncountable, plural purchasings)
- An act or process of making a purchase.
- (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.
- A part of an organization that manages such processes
Synonyms
- (complex process): procurement
Holonyms
- (act or making a purchase): procurement
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- “purchasing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.