Buying

//ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ//

Synonyms for "buying" (10 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

buy consumerism

Strong matches (3)

hire purchase marketing purchase

Related words (5)

Noun(1 words)

purchasing

purchasing power sale shopping window shopping

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

1 entries

purchase

causes

30 entries

acquiring ownership bank overdraft bounce check broke cross off errand list debt feel better getting go broke grief have less money haveing having less money having to pay for less money lighter pocket

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derived

8 entries

buying the dip homebuying housebuying impulse buying nonbuying panic buying revenge buying unbuying

derived from

1 entries

buy

form of

1 entries

buy

has prerequisite

8 entries

cash finances money money or credit need of paying for picking out right thing spending money

has subevent

213 entries

act add to basket agree on price answer ad arrange for delivery as for written proposal ask about ask for menu ask for price check ask for to cooled ask for to heated ask for whipped cream on top ask friend for help assess facts bargain brouse other things

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is a

4 entries

buying activity monetary transaction purchase transfer of user rights

related to

2 entries

buy purchase

used for

16 entries

accumulating things comsumption consumption desire to won entertainment exchanging money getting present for getting rid of extra money getting things need owning owning thing personal gratification pleasure replacing have no more satisfying needs spending money

Translations

7 translations across 6 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ὤνησις noun (act of making a purchase)

Arabic

2 entries

اِشْتِرَاء noun (act of making a purchase)
شِرَاء noun (act of making a purchase)

German

1 entries

kaufen noun (act of making a purchase)

Hindi

1 entries

क्रय noun (act of making a purchase)

Swahili

1 entries

ununuzi noun (act of making a purchase)

Tocharian B

1 entries

karyor noun (act of making a purchase)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Before buying shoes, you should try them on.

Source: tatoeba (18094)

His low salary prevents him from buying the house.

Source: tatoeba (19533)

Before buying anything, you had better ask yourself whether you cannot do without it.

Source: tatoeba (25212)

English law prohibits children under 16 from buying cigarettes.

Source: tatoeba (26151)

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