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Princeton's WordNet

  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 Dictionary

  1. Buying

    of Buy

Editors Contribution

  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  

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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

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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. Harlan Stone:

    Over the long term, we believe the market can absorb the 10%, but we know the marketplace can't absorb the additional 15, this will go straight to the consumer and no one knows whether their buying habits will stay the same. There is risk.

  2. Alice Denton:

    If it were just guns, there's no good in destroying them, but it's not just guns. They were associated with Stephen Paddock. They will always be Stephen Paddock guns. They would buy it with the intent of buying Stephen Paddock guns. It can't bring any good to these families.

  3. Lamar Villere:

    We're in buying mode now, and are absolutely pleased to be able to pick up some stocks we're excited about while investors are putting them on sale.

  4. Hagens Berman:

    I've talked other people into buying those cars.

  5. Mitch McConnell:

    The American people are not buying the nonsensical talk of ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ or a voting rights crisis, it’s not a ‘voting rights’ bill. It is a sprawling, sweeping takeover of our democracy.

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