purchasing
購入
解説 Definition
purchasing は、商品やサービスを買うことを表す名詞です。日常会話の buying より少し改まった言い方で、仕事や店での購入について使われることがあります。
The activity or process of buying goods or services, especially in business, administrative, or organized contexts. It may refer to an individual purchase process or to a company function responsible for obtaining necessary products and materials.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 purchase に -ing を付ける際、語末の e を落として purchasing となる。名詞では企業の「購買・調達」や購入という過程を指し、「online purchasing」「purchasing system」の形が典型。日常的な buying より事務的で、代金を払って商品やサービスを得る活動全体を意識する。
Build “purchasing” from “purchase”: drop the final silent e and add “-ing.” As a noun, it often sounds more formal and organizational than everyday “buying.” Picture a company’s purchasing department comparing prices, choosing suppliers, and obtaining equipment, or a customer using an online purchasing system. Useful combinations include “online purchasing,” “purchasing system,” “purchasing decision,” and “purchasing department.” The central idea is the process or organized activity of acquiring goods or services for payment, not merely the single moment when money changes hands.
例文
Online purchasing is very common now.
オンラインでの購入は今ではとても一般的です。
The company has a new purchasing system.
その会社には新しい購入システムがあります。
Please check the price before purchasing.
購入する前に価格を確認してください。
purchasing の類義語・関連語
purchasing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 purchacier（追い求める）から。pur-（前へ）+ chacier（追う、狩る）の組み合わせで、元は「追い求めて手に入れる」意。chaseと同根。欲しいものを追いかけて獲得する行為が「購入」へと意味が定着した。
“Purchasing” is formed from “purchase” plus “-ing,” with the final silent e removed. “Purchase” came from Anglo-French and Old French forms related to “purchacier,” meaning to pursue, seek, or obtain. The second element is historically connected with Old French “chacier,” “to chase.” The word’s meaning developed from pursuing and acquiring something to obtaining it through payment. In modern English, “purchasing” commonly names either buying in general or an organization’s procurement function.
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