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  1. purchasesnoun

    Plural form of purchase.

Wikipedia

  1. purchases

    Purchasing is the process a business or organization uses to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Purchasing is part of the wider procurement process, which typically also includes expediting, supplier quality, transportation, and logistics.

Editors Contribution

  1. purchasesverb

    Verb form of the word purchase.

    The person that purchases the goods is responsible for transporting them.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of purchases in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of purchases in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of purchases in a Sentence

  1. Sinead Lynch:

    But today the majority of people still use petrol and diesel. We can help them address the impact of their emissions by offsetting their fuel purchases.

  2. Mohsen Ghamsari:

    Sanctions have not been imposed on Iran's oil sales but rather on purchases of Iran's oil, and we have been selling oil to a limited number of countries.

  3. Bob Menendez:

    These entities who are our allies must understand that under U.S. law ... the purchases of such systems ultimately are sanctionable and we will press very hard on the question of pursuing those sanctions should they choose to do so, and I hope you'll communicate that in your role, absolutely, senator.

  4. Yoshimasa Maruyama:

    Kuroda's statement focused on market operations and asset purchases, which meant the BOJ may make its ETF buying more flexible to support stock markets or take steps to avoid money markets from tightening.

  5. Hideo Kumano:

    Given the confusion caused by the January move, I don't think the BOJ will be able to cut rates again for the time being, the BOJ may instead expand asset purchases in small installments. That would be returning to the incremental approach of easing Kuroda dismissed in the past as ineffective.

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