- present participle of purchase.
purchasing
Example Sentences
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Government can use its purchasing and research policies to reward strong security and safety practices without prescribing how a rapidly changing technology must develop.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
News of their separation comes just weeks after Seyfried listed her longtime Los Angeles home for $3.2 million—15 years after purchasing the property for a fraction of its current asking price.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
In Omaha, he cycled through various careers: He started his own excavating business, then began farming, with Warren Buffett later purchasing a farm for him to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
French, German and eurozone provisional purchasing managers’ surveys for September, measuring activity in the manufacturing and services sectors, will be of particular interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This was, of course, a very risky plan, both because it was dangerous, and because she had made the grappling hook herself, instead of purchasing it at a store that sold such things.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Vocabulary lists containing purchasing
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