buying en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From buy + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of making a purchase.
"He's hanging back to make an excuse of going to town for the spring buying, and it won't do."
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 37:[…] Reckonings of all and every his Dealings, Doings, Buyings and Sellings and Employments, touching and concerning the Premises […]
1707, A General Discourse of Commerce, page 126:Paying for these buyings, and arranging for their cartage to the shop, she got away, feeling physically tired but mentally elated, and very anxious to hear what Peter would say about the quality of her period pieces, and what prospects they offered for restoration.
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buyings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
impulse buying · panic buying · buying the dip · nonbuying · unbuying · homebuying · revenge buying · housebuying
Translations (7)
grc ὤνησις (act of making a purchase) · sw ununuzi (act of making a purchase) · txb karyor (act of making a purchase) · de kaufen (act of making a purchase) · ar اِشْتِرَاء (act of making a purchase) · ar شِرَاء (act of making a purchase) · hi क्रय (act of making a purchase)