Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun purchasing
1 sense of purchasing
Sense 1
buying, purchasing -- (the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge")
=> purchase -- (the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb purchase
1 sense of purchase
Sense 1
buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")
=> get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")