- present participle of purchase.
purchasing
Example Sentences
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Some of this gear was last-minute purchasing in order to make that work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
“Emotional value is increasingly shaping purchasing decisions, at times outweighing practical function.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Homeowners who wish they could sell and move elsewhere are also staying put, turned off by the cost of purchasing today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Henry Jordan, Nationwide's group director of mortgages, said purchasing was often a "slow, complex and stressful process" and welcomed the proposed changes.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Crowned queen a year after purchasing the 1546 Amati violins, she introduced to the French court what amounted to a complete lifestyle after the Italian fashion.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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