The act of buying:
— Shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge.

synonym: buying.

Roget 795: purchase, emption^†; buying, purchasing, shopping; preemption, refusal.    coemption^†, bribery; slave trade.    buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee; patron, employer, client, customer, clientele.    ... show more

Polish: sprawianie, zakupywanie, kupowanie, nabywanie