Purchasing

Definition: Purchasing

Purchasing

Noun

1. The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "purchasing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Synonym: Purchasing

Purchase

Noun: purchase, emption; buying, purchasing, shopping; preemption, refusal.

Crosswords: Purchasing

Books

• Global Supply Management: A Guide to International Purchasing (reference)

• Purchasing & Evaluating Airplanes (reference)

• Purchasing and Inventory : 25 Keys to Profitable Success (Restaurant Manager's Pocket Handbook Series) (reference)

• Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (reference)

• The Purchasing Handbook: A Guide for the Purchasing and Supply Professional (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Purchasing Agents Guide To Labor Surplus Areas (reference)

• Appliance Industry Purchasing Directory (reference)

• Purchasing Cpi Edition (reference)

• Food : A Handbook Of Terminology Purchasing And Preparation (reference)

• Directory Of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Purchasing a Boat (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Caption: Edison Purchasing Dept., Monroe Calculating Machines; August 25, 1916; {10.365/1} (jpg).

[Lt. Col. Daniel D. Card, Chief Purchasing Officer, with Mabel Knarr, Civilian Employee]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Virginia - a family of Negroes, who do not favor the exodus, returning from a purchasing trip to New Market / from a sketch by Joseph Becker. Credit: Library of Congress.

In developing the land purchasing in central Oregon, the Resettlement Administration has attempted to make available every possible source of water. A crew of men are digging out a natural spring. Credit: Library of Congress.

Home of Ernest W. Kirk Jr., FSA (Farm Security Administration) client near Ordway, Colorado. He runs an irrigated forty-acre farm which he rented from his landlord, a judge. His landlord is purchasing the eighty acres next to him, so that he may have 120. Credit: Library of Congress.

Negro wagehand purchasing groceries after being paid off on Saturday in plantation store. Mileston Plantation, Mississippi Delta. Credit: Library of Congress.

Seneca, Oregon. Agent of the metal reserves company marks a new plot which has just been assigned to chrome ore delivered to the ore purchasing depot. Credit: Library of Congress.

Seneca Oregon. Agent of the metal reserves company giving one of the Cox brothers, chrome ore miners, a receipt for ore delivered to the ore purchasing depot. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gas station. Family of four in Chevy Chase purchasing gas I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Miss Elsie Tydings who had the distinction of purchasing the first ticket sold for a World Series in the National Capital. She was no. 1 in the 1st line this morning. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

I really must talk to him about purchasing a donkey.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Consumers need guidance and product noise labeling to assist them in purchasing quieter devices and in implementing exposure reduction strategies. (references)

Business

These are normally handled by the purchasing offices. (references)

End-users are often influenced by price when purchasing equipment. (references)

On average, the individual book purchasing budget is US$150 annually. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prewar residents continued to wait to return to these apartments, while authorities encouraged occupants to begin the purchasing process. (references)

Austria

Confessional communities must have at least 300 members, and once they are recognized officially as such by the Government, they have juridical standing, which permits them to engage in such activities as purchasing real estate in their own names and contracting for goods and services. (references)

Chad

A new private television station was registered during the year; however, demand for private television stations are limited by economic conditions, such as the lack of a sizeable audience with the required purchasing power. (references)

Economic History

Hungary

Hungarian purchasing decisions are increasingly subject to sophisticated print and electronic media techniques. (references)

Indonesia

Thus, importers of U.S. goods and services here will pay close attention to pricing, more than to product quality and promptness in delivery when making purchasing decisions. (references)

Indonesia

Advertising in local media and newspapers is recommended for introducing new products, particularly in areas of purchasing power concentration, such as Jakarta and West Java. (references)

Human Rights

Iraq

For example, relatives who do not report deserters may lose their ration cards for purchasing government-controlled food supplies, be evicted from their residences, or face the arrest of other family members. (references)

Vietnam

Prisoners with money can improve their conditions by purchasing supplemental food, medicine, and privileges. (references)

Haiti

A new Director of Purchasing was hired from the private sector. (references)

Minorities

Micronesia

The law prohibits noncitizens from purchasing land, and the national Congress grants citizenship to non-Micronesians only in rare cases (an authority that last was exercised during 1998, for the first time in almost 20 years). (references)

Palau

Non-Palauans are prohibited from purchasing land or obtaining citizenship. (references)

Kuwait

Purchasing a fraudulent passport allows bidoon to receive a residency permit and other civil documents, to marry, and to work. (references)

Political Economy

AUSTRALIA

Recent changes to Australian Government procurement policies have seen a significant decentralization of purchasing procedures, with the introduction of Endorsed Supplier Arrangements (ESA). (references)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

An October 1999 increase in the fee for purchasing foreign currency to 5 percent (up from 1.75 percent) effectively further devalued the peso. (references)

Kuwait

Before the Gulf War, there were approximately 220,000 bidoon in Kuwait; at year's end, there were an estimated 80,000 bidoon, down from a total of 110,000 in 2000, as 30,000 bidoon were naturalized, admitted to another Arab nationality, or acquired another status by purchasing fraudulent passports from other countries. (references)

Trade

Eritrea

The nominal exchange rate of the Nakfa against the U.S. Dollar remained relatively stable during 1998. It had depreciated by 23 percent to about 9.75 Nakfa per Dollar by end of 1999, and was again devalued to 10.2 Nakfa per Dollar in December 2000. Through early 1999, the Bank of Eritrea sold substantial foreign exchange to the government without purchasing any foreign currency from the market. (references)

Spain

These institutions are also active in financing major public and private projects by subscribing and purchasing fixed-income debt securities. (references)

Argentina

The exporter needs to be concerned about this document when purchasing insurance and shall act according to the details provided by the importer. (references)

Travel

Korea

Americans visiting Korea should be aware of possible trademark and copyright violations when purchasing articles in Korea. (references)

Kuwait

Visitors should consider purchasing short term medical insurance which includes a medical evacuation option in the event of a medical emergency which requires treatment in the U.S. Should medical care be required while in Kuwait, there are two options: the government system or the private sector. (references)

Bahamas

Persons present in The Bahamas on the night of December 25-26 or December 31-January 1 can enjoy a unique cultural experience by purchasing tickets to the annual Junkanoo Parade in downtown Nassau, a carnival similar to Mardi Gras of which Bahamians are justly proud. (references)

Worker Rights

Sweden

The purchase or attempt at purchasing sexual services is illegal. (references)

China

The cost of betrothal gifts may exceed the price of a bride and thus makes purchasing a bride more attractive to poor rural families. (references)

India

The Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC), a quasi governmental organization that receives funding from the Ministry of Textiles, has a membership of 2,500 exporters who have subscribed to a code of conduct barring them from purchasing hand-knotted carpets known to have been produced with child labor. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "purchasing": Group Purchasing ♦ purchasing agent ♦ purchasing department ♦ purchasing function ♦ purchasing manager ♦ purchasing officer ♦ purchasing power ♦ purchasing power of currencies ♦ purchasing price ♦ repeat purchasing. Additional references.

Beginning with "purchasing": purchasing-officers, purchasing-power.

Ending with "purchasing": car-purchasing, food-purchasing, joint-purchasing, systems-purchasing.

Albanian

blerjeje, blerje (buy, buying, purchase). (various references)

Arabic 

‏شراء (buy, purchase). (various references)

Bulgarian 

покупен (purchase), покупателен (purchase). (various references)

Chinese 

�"�购 (Purchase, Purchased). (various references)

Czech

kupní síla (purchasing power). (various references)

Danish

hjælpeaktiviteter,såsom administration,indkøb,distribution,oplagring,reparation,osv. (ancillary activities such as administration, repairs etc., selling, storage). (various references)

Dutch

hulpactiviteiten zoals administratie,inkoop,verkoop,voorraadhouden,reparatie,enzovoort (ancillary activities such as administration, repairs etc., selling, storage). (various references)

Finnish

ostovoima (buying capacity, buying power, purchasing power), ostokyky (purchasing power), inflaatioriski (inflation risk, purchasing-power risk). (various references)

French

activités auxiliaires telles que l'administration,l'achat,la vente au commerce,le stockage,la réparation,etc., achat (purchase). (various references)

German

kaufend (vending), Kaufen (bribe, buy, buy off, buy over, buying, cash, fix, purchase, shop, take, take over, to buy, to cash), ankaufend. (various references)

Greek 

αγοραστική δύναμη (purchasing power). (various references)

Hungarian

vásárlóerõ (purchasing power). (various references)

Indonesian

pembelian (buy, buying, dicker, purchase). (various references)

Italian

l'acquistare, attivit� ausiliarie,quali l'amministrazione,l'acquisto,la vendita al commercio,la formazione e la gestione delle scorte,la riparazione,ecc. (ancillary activities such as administration, repairs etc., selling, storage), acquisto (acquisition, buy, buying, purchase, taking, taking over). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

買い入れ (buying, laying in), 買い付け (buying), 買い上�' (buying), 換物 (converting money into goods). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

かいつけ (buying), かいいれ (buying, laying in), かいあ�' (buying), か�"ぶつ (converting money into goods, crook, cunning man, dried fish, groceries). (various references)

Korean 

구매 (Buy). (various references)

Manx

kionnaghey (booking, buy, buy in, buying, patronize, purchase). (various references)

Pig Latin

urchasingpay

Portuguese

aquisitivo (acquisitive), actividades auxiliares tais como a administração,comercialização,armazenagem,reparação,etc. (ancillary activities such as administration, repairs etc., selling, storage). (various references)

Romanian

putere de cumpãrare (purchasing power). (various references)

Russian 

1. покупка; приобретение; закупочная деятельность . (various references)

Scottish

ceannach (a purchasing). (various references)

Spanish

actividades auxiliares tales como administración, compra, venta, almacenaje, reparación, etc. (ancillary activities such as administration, repairs etc., selling, storage). (various references)

Swedish

köp av. (various references)

Turkish

satın almacı (buyer, purchasing agent), satın alma müdürü (purchasing manager), satın alma gücü (purchasing power), satın alma görevlisi (buyer, purchasing agent), satın alma departmanı (purchasing department), mübayaacı (purchasing agent), alım gücü (purchasing power). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sức mua (purchasing power). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "purchasing": prepurchasing, repurchasing. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Purchasing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: purchassing. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: scarphing.

-2 letters: archings, carpings, chagrins, crashing, crushing, graphics, harpings, parching, phrasing, ruchings, scarping, scraping, sharping, sprucing.

-3 letters: anguish, arching, carping, cashing, causing, chagrin, charing, chasing, craping, curaghs, cursing, garnish, graphic, gunship, hangups, harping, harpins, hasping, parings, parsing, pashing, pausing, phasing, puranic, pursing, pushing, racings, rasping, ruching, rupiahs, rushing, sacring, saucing, scaping, scaring, scraigh.

+2 letters: repurchasing.

+3 letters: prepurchasing, supercharging.