- present participle of purchase.
purchasing
Example Sentences
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Armed with his new Flying J loyalty rewards card that earns him free showers after purchasing 1,000 gallons, he was unbothered by record prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Next time, I would check if the person is free before purchasing a ticket that is more than $100.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
As a promise to pay money, a bond is fundamentally a claim on the purchasing power of money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“My parents, for example, might consider putting more down, but for us it’s like, when it’s your first time purchasing a home, you still want to have a safety net,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
I didn’t quite follow all that, but I had to admit it was impressive that she, at her age, a Chinese American woman, was purchasing a house.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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