buying

English

Etymology

buy +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/

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Verb

buying

1. present participle of buy

Derived terms

• impulse buying
• panic buying

Noun

buying (countable and uncountable, plural buyings)

1. The act of making a purchase.
   • 1707, A General Discourse of Commerce (page 126)

     […] Reckonings of all and every his Dealings, Doings, Buyings and Sellings and Employments, touching and concerning the Premises […]

Translations

act of making a purchase

• Arabic: شِرَاء m (širāʔ), اِشْتِرَاء m (ištirāʔ)
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