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. Jonathan Collins:

   Companies need to ensure consumers are buying products they feel are secure and protected, that can take a whole range of issues like educating users or better management of devices or putting more details into the app about how the camera is operating.

2. Stephen Carter:

   In the current circumstances, where 50 percent of the mining revenue is going to the Taliban, and before that it was going to armed groups, by any reasonable definition lapis is a conflict mineral, and that means people should think very hard about buying it.

3. Vincent Tie:

   While some investors are gripped with fear of lower gold prices, we’re seeing many contrarian long-term investors buying gold to hedge against inflation and economic risks.

4. Miran Ali:

   At this point in time, I should have been entirely full until March at least, and looking at a healthy quantity for autumn/winter coming in already. Across the board, that is coming slow, brands are buying less from fewer people.

5. Moffett Nathanson analyst Craig Moffett:

   It’s a sensible strategy, wall Street analysts are buying characters.

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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