Definitions for buying
buy·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. buying, purchasingnoun

   the act of buying

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

Webster Dictionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Buying

   of Buy

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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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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. Rich Barton:

   People still need to move, if we have to take some short-term loss in the process, that's OK because we're going to be buying homes at much cheaper prices during that period. [ And ] people may be more motivated to sell, honestly, so our service will be more highly valued.

2. Jim Breese:

   If you're buying groceries and have Airbnb supplies, separate them and pay separately.

3. Dudley Kingsnorth:

   Illegal producers don't pay taxes and don't observe environmental and occupational health standards, so their costs are less, it's a real issue and China can't solve it by itself. End users have got to pay attention to the sources of material and make sure they're not actually buying illegal material. That's a lot easier said than done.

4. Norihiro Fujito:

   Event-driven funds which were seen chasing the market higher by buying futures on hopes for the success of the U.S.-North Korea summit and the U.S. Fed's rate hike in June were seen unwinding their positions.

5. Daniel Scarpato:

   A lot of my generation aren't so good at saving money, the job market for us isn't great, and most young people I know are in debt. Buying a new car is a bit of a luxury.

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