purchasing
noun/ˈpɜːtʃəsɪŋ/
/ˈpɜːrtʃəsɪŋ/
[uncountable] (business)- the activity of buying things, especially for a company
- the company’s purchasing manager
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPurchasing is used before these nouns:- power
- bulk
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