Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buying

/ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: buy-ing
IPA: /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of buy

noun

The act of making a purchase.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] Reckonings of all and every his Dealings, Doings, Buyings and Sellings and Employments, touching and concerning the Premises […]"
""He's hanging back to make an excuse of going to town for the spring buying, and it won't do.""
"Paying for these buyings, and arranging for their cartage to the shop, she got away, feeling physically tired but mentally elated, and very anxious to hear what Peter would say about the quality of her period pieces, and what prospects they offered for restoration."

Etymology

From buy + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buyings (plural)

Derived Forms

homebuying housebuying nonbuying unbuying

Phrases

buying the dip impulse buying panic buying revenge buying

Synonyms

purchasing

Rhymes With

trying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying drying tying

Questions

How do you pronounce buying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does buying mean?: present participle and gerund of buy
Where does buying come from?: From buy + -ing.

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