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buying

/ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Buying means: the act of buying.

Synonyms for buying1

noun, as in the act of buying

purchasing

What does buying mean?1

noun

1

the act of buying“buying and selling fill their days”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with buying?19

four syllables

underlying
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Buying in a sentence

  • Before buying shoes, you should try them on.Zifre
  • Unless you have good credit, buying a house is impossible.CM
  • Before buying anything, you had better ask yourself whether you cannot do without it.zvzuibqx
  • Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.CK
  • In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.sysko
  • Would you mind buying me some bread, please?CM
  • You're not buying any of this, are you?CK
  • On my birthday, everyone in the bar was buying me drinks.CK

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Forms of buying

as a noun

plural
buyings