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| Main Entry: |
purchasing
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buying |
| Synonyms: | acquiring, obtaining, possession, procuring |
| Concept: | Purchase. |
| Category: | 3. Interchange of Property |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
purchase, emption; buying, purchasing, shopping; preemption, refusal., coemption, bribery; slave trade., buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee; patron, employer, client, customer, clientele.
-verbs
buy, purchase, invest in, procure; rent (hire); repurchase, buy in., keep in one's pay, bribe, suborn; pay; spend., make a purchase, complete a purchase; buy over the counter., shop, market, go shopping.
-adjectives
purchased.
-phrases
caveat emptor, let the buyer beware; the customer is always right.
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| Antonyms: | sale |
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| Main Entry: | ownership |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possession of property |
| Synonyms: | buying, claim, control, cut, deed, dominion, end, hand, having, holding, occupancy, partnership, piece, possessorship, property, proprietary rights, proprietorship, purchase, purchasing, residence, slice, takeover, tenancy, tenure, title, use |
| Antonyms: | lease, renting |
| Main Entry: | sale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exchange of object for money |
| Synonyms: | auction, barter, business, buying, clearance, closeout, commerce, consuming, deal, demand, disposal, dumping, enterprise, marketing, negotiation, purchase, purchasing, reduction, selling, trade, transaction, unloading, vending, vendition |
| Main Entry: | shopping |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buying |
| Synonyms: | browsing, e-commerce, electronic commerce, purchasing, spending |
| Main Entry: | transaction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business dealing; undertaking |
| Synonyms: | act, action, activity, affair, agreement, bargain, bond, business, buying, compact, contract, convention, coup, covenant, deal, deed, disposal, doings, enterprise, event, execution, goings-on, happening, intercourse, matter, negotiation, occurrence, pact, performance, play, proceeding, purchase, purchasing, sale, selling, step |
| Antonyms: | denial, refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | marketing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shopping |
| Synonyms: | buying, commerce, purchasing, retailing, selling |
| Main Entry: | proprietorship |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ownership |
| Synonyms: | buying, claim, control, cut*, deed, dominion, end, hand, having, holding, occupancy, partnership, piece, possession, possessorship, property, proprietary rights, purchase, purchasing, residence, slice, takeover, tenancy, tenure, title, use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | buy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | purchase |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bargain for, barter for, contract for, get, get in exchange, go shopping, invest in, market, obtain, pay for, procure, purchase, redeem, score, secure, shop for, sign for, take |
| Antonyms: | market, sell |
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