Definitions for Buying
buy·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buying, purchasingnoun

   the act of buying

   "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"

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1. buying

   Buying is the act of obtaining or purchasing goods, services, or assets in exchange for money or some other agreed-upon value. This transaction typically occurs in a marketplace, between a buyer and a seller, and can be completed in a physical store, online, or between individuals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Buying

   of Buy

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1. buyingverb

   Verb form of the word buy.

   We were buying our wedding invitations online and decided then just to send a group message where needed and text message to friends or family.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Purchase

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Buying' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2795

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Buying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1230

How to pronounce Buying?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Buying in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Buying in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Buying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Buying in a Sentence

1. Bobby Wilson:

   When small and disadvantaged farmers didn't have the avenue to get rid of that produce because people were not coming out to buy, we had an opportunity to help keep them alive, we were buying food from African American farmers who did not have outlets and giving it away.

2. Kedner Pierre:

   We are scrounging, buying one or two gallons of gas at a time, it's completely unsustainable. I am extremely frustrated.

3. Shingo Kumazawa:

   The fact that the amount that they bought is big means that a big pension fund could have bought Japanese shares, it's possible to think that the GPIF (Government Pension Investment Fund) was buying after it announced its portfolio change on Oct. 31.

4. Oliver Talbot:

   They are fighting wars on a huge number of fronts, i think to a large extent it's about stalling and buying time, allowing them to operate for as long as it takes for regulations to come into place.

5. Hugh Jackman:

   I don't think I knew how going to Ethiopia would affect my life, through a very simple choice of buying fair-trade coffee, we can take part in change.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Buying
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Buying