buying
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
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compra
- Her frequent buying of new clothes led to a cluttered closet.
- buying and selling
- buying power
- buying behavior
I was not planning on buying this at all at all.
- I was not planning on buying this at all at all.
- People have this thing of buying stuff when it skyrockets.
- I don't want to waste this on buying stupid things.
- No stock trading, no stock buying, no stock selling.
- Rob, I went without buying shopping for a month.
Examples
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The buying process for a new car can be overwhelming without proper research.
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We're back in the plant shop buying more plants.
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I was not planning on buying this at all at all.
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Four students from different grade levels went on a book buying trip to select new resources for the library.
Academic text (2011) -
Four librarians reported that they had gone on buying trips to South Asia.
Academic text (2015) -
We're interested in the bulk-buying of fermentation chemicals.
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If you don't know what you're buying, don't buy it.
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Three wives sat on the sectional discussing the merits of bulk buying from discount warehouses.
Fiction book (1996) -
I need to complete my online buying before the sale ends tomorrow.
Synonyms
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1.1
An act of buying something that you pay money for
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2.3
Buying goods or services with money
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Etymology
Buying comes from the old English verb buy, which meant 'to get something by paying for it'. So buying is simply the act of getting goods or services in return for money.