Associations to the word «Purchasing»

PURCHASING, verb. Present participle of purchase

PURCHASING, noun. The act of making a purchase.

PURCHASING AGENT, noun. A person or group whose job is to buy equipment, supplies, inventory, or other assets for a business or other organization.

PURCHASING AGENTS, noun. Plural of purchasing agent

PURCHASING POWER, noun. (economics)   The amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency or by consumers.

PURCHASING POWER, noun. (business)   The ability of a large collective or company to negotiate more favourable prices and terms than a smaller group or company.

PURCHASING POWER PARITY, noun. (economics) A theory of long-term equilibrium exchange rates based on relative price levels of two countries.

PURCHASING, noun. The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge".