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buying

buying

Meaning of buying

the act of getting something by paying money for it

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British English/ˈbaɪɪŋ/
American English/ˈbaɪɪŋ/
Russian transcription[pɐˈkupkə]
buying
buying - покупка
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buying with Russian translation

buying usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Покупка нового телефона заняла больше времени, чем я ожидал.

Buying a new phone took longer than I expected.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она любит покупать подарки для своих друзей.

She enjoys buying gifts for her friends.

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buying belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

buyingпокупка
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
familyсемья
momмама

buying synonyms

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What's the difference between buying / purchase / acquisition

🇬🇧English
buying

покупка — the act of getting something by paying money for it

A2Often

Buying a new phone took longer than I expected.

Покупка нового телефона заняла больше времени, чем я ожидал.

B
🇬🇧English
buying

the general word for the act of paying money to get something

A2Very Often

Buying online is easy.

Покупка онлайн — это просто.

P
🇬🇧English
purchase

a more formal word for buying something

A2Often

The purchase was completed yesterday.

Покупка была завершена вчера.

A
🇬🇧English
acquisition

a formal word for obtaining something, often an important object, property, or company

A2Rarely

The acquisition of the company took several months.

Приобретение компании заняло несколько месяцев.

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How to pronounce buying and what this word means

buying translation: покупка. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce buying

/ˈbaɪɪŋ/

buying translation

покупка

buying examples

Buying a new phone took longer than I expected.

buying transcription

/ˈbaɪɪŋ/, /ˈbaɪɪŋ/

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buying meaning: what does it mean?

the act of getting something by paying money for it

buying pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

buying is pronounced as /ˈbaɪɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

buying definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Buying a new phone took longer than I expected. Translation: Покупка нового телефона заняла больше времени, чем я ожидал.

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