purchasings

Noun

purchasing (countable and uncountable, plural purchasings)

1. An act or process of making a purchase.
   • As our exports and imports are now nearly in balance, it is assumed that such bargaining, if agreed to, would induce the debtor nations to greatly increase their purchasings from us […]1936, James Arthur Fulton, Our economic nationalism: its purpose and importance, page 84
2. 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:

   procurement

3. A part of an organization that manages such processes