1) American business magazine 2) Buying 3) Freight transport 4) Purchase 5) The act of buying 1) Buying 2) Purchase 3) Shopping 4) Viatical 5) Viatication 6) Viaticus 
Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquiring goods or services to accomplish the goals of its enterprise. Though there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word `purchasing” is not used interchangeably with t.....
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Purchase
(from the article `logistics`) Closely related to production scheduling is purchasing, because many of the inputs needed for production must be purchased from outside vendors. The ...