purchasing

verb

Meaning

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
An act or process of making a purchase.
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

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