[{"word":"purchasing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to purchase land, to purchase a house"},{"definition":"To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to purchase favor with flattery"},{"definition":"To expiate by a fine or forfeit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to purchase a cannon"},{"definition":"To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution"}],"synonyms":["procure"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act or process of making a purchase.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A part of an organization that manages such processes","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["procurement"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purchase","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purchasing"]}]