Meaning of Purchasing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act or process of making a purchase.
   countable, uncountable
2. 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.
   countable, uncountable
3. A part of an organization that manages such processes
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level