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PRONUNCIATION OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

purchasing department  [ˈpɜːtʃɪsɪŋ dɪˈpɑːtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

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Purchasing department is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURCHASING DEPARTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purchasing department in the English dictionary

The definition of purchasing department in the dictionary is the group of staff within an organization that is responsible for buying goods or products.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURCHASING DEPARTMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
allotment
əˈlɒtmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
assortment
əˈsɔːtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
compartment
kəmˈpɑːtmənt
comportment
kəmˈpɔːtmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
enactment
ɪnˈæktmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
mistreatment
ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
pretreatment
priːˈtriːtmənt
recruitment
rɪˈkruːtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

purchasability
purchasable
purchase
purchase ledger
purchase money
purchase order
purchase price
purchase tax
purchaser
purchasing
purchasing officer
purchasing power
purda
purdah
purdonium
pure
pure culture
pure laine
Pure Land sects
pure line

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

advertisement
contentment
cost-of-living adjustment
education department
enchantment
enlistment
fire department
foreign investment
graphic design department
heat treatment
indictment
Justice Department
one-room apartment
police department
power of appointment
resentment
sales department
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of purchasing department in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «purchasing department» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

Find out the translation of purchasing department to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purchasing department from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purchasing department» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

采购部门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

departamento de compras
570 millions of speakers

English

purchasing department
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रय विभाग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إدارة المشتريات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отдел закупок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

departamento de compras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রয় বিভাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

service des achats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jabatan pembelian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einkauf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

購買部
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구매 부서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Departemen pameran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ phận thu mua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்முதல் துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरेदी विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

satın alma bölümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ufficio acquisti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dział zakupów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відділ закупівель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

departamentul de cumpărare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τμήμα αγορών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aankope-departement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inköpsavdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innkjøpsavdeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purchasing department

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURCHASING DEPARTMENT»

The term «purchasing department» is regularly used and occupies the 108.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURCHASING DEPARTMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purchasing department

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURCHASING DEPARTMENT»

Discover the use of purchasing department in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purchasing department and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
“Creating an effective, efficient process requires consistent campuswide use,” says Russo. “To achieve this goal, our purchasing department would have to be recognized by our customers as capable of reducing complexity and adding value, ...
Robert Monczka, Robert Handfield, Larry Giunipero, 2011
2
Hotel Management and Operations
PURCHASING ORGANIZATION The purchasing department can be organized into three basic areas: • Administrative: This area consists of pricing, vendor selection, and the purchase of non- stocked items. Nonstocked items are products ...
Michael J. O'Fallon, Denney G. Rutherford, 2011
3
Global Purchasing and Supply Management: Fulfill the Vision
This revised edition addresses a broad range of purchasing management issues in a down-to-earth, yet advanced and detailed approach.
Victor H. Pooler, David J. Pooler, Samuel D. Farney, 2004
4
Gower Handbook of Purchasing Management
The four solutions are as follows: 1 Complete centralization - one central purchasing department controls the purchasing of all supplies for various scattered units or factories. 2 Complete decentralization - each separate unit or factory has its ...
Marc Day, 2002
5
Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management: A Strategy-Based ...
... competitive firm's competitive success rests significantly success rests significantly on the capabilities on the capabilities of of Stage IV - Integrative Stage IV - Integrative the purchasing department's the purchasing department's personnel.
Prof. Dr. Christopher Jahns, Roger Moser, 2007
6
Strategic Industrial Sourcing: The Japanese Advantage
In 1939 at Toyota, for example, the purchasing department {kobai bu) was newly established, outgrowing its predecessor, the purchasing subsection (kobai gakari ), which had been under the administration department (jimu bu).16 Similarly, ...
Toshihiro Nishiguchi, 1994
7
Managing Supplier-Related Processes
It's not unreasonable to expect that the purchasing process would fall under the purview of the purchasing department. It's logical. However, the reality is that in most organizations people from many different departments generate purchase ...
Denise Robitaille, 2007
8
HACCP and Sanitation in Restaurants and Food Service Operations
... produce, dairy products, seafood and meat, may be purchased this way. Chain -restaurant organizations have a centralized purchasing department and, often, large self- distribution centers.
Lora Arduser, Douglas Robert Brown, 2005
9
Hands-On Inventory Management
The purchasing department is responsible for sourcing and obtaining the best deal for inventory needed for production. A big part of the so-called best deal is usually pricing. One measure purchasing is accountable for is the purchase price  ...
Ed C. Mercado, 2007
10
Building the Invisible Quality Corporation: The Executive ...
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS The specification and drawing releases issued by the engineering personnel are transmitted to the Purchasing Department for procurement of the products and materials required ...
Kevin R. Maromonte, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURCHASING DEPARTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purchasing department is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mayor Fires Leader of Cursed City Purchasing Department
Last year, the city's long-troubled Purchasing and Contracting Department was looking at a bright new future of increased efficiency and stable leadership. «Voice of San Diego, Jul 15»
2
The mysterious case of $54 million VA spent on prosthetics in …
The payments couldn't help but catch the attention of the top procurement official at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Employees in the purchasing department ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
3
Suspect Ethics Board Document Won DeKalb Official $1.5M in …
After two years of inaction on the opinion, the county purchasing department received a supposed opinion from the Board of Ethics clearing Irons' conflict of ... «Patch.com, Feb 15»
4
City bypasses purchasing office on some TIF agreements
The city is allowing some private developers to bypass its purchasing department when they use city tax dollars to buy supplies or contract for services. «Lincoln Journal Star, Feb 15»
5
Delray looks at revamping city's purchasing department
The city's procurement department, which is responsible for finding the best deal for city contracts, has received several reprimands by the county inspector ... «Sun Sentinel, Nov 14»
6
Dallas County approves plan for purchasing department overhaul
Dallas County commissioners approved a plan Tuesday to overhaul purchasing procedures, five years after most of the changes were first proposed. The county ... «Dallas Morning News, Aug 14»
7
Chrysler purchasing chief faces tall order
In a May survey of 362 Tier 1 suppliers, Planning Perspectives rated Chrysler's purchasing department below those of Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Ford, and ... «Automotive News, Aug 14»
8
Jenkins proposes Dallas County purchasing reforms in wake of …
“With all the stuff swirling around right now about our purchasing department, it is important that the public know that we are acting to strengthen our purchasing ... «Dallas Morning News, Aug 14»
9
Purchasing departments can drive innovation while delivering on …
One way to boost a company's sustainability profile is to tap into a hidden pool of talent, namely the people who actually buy the stuff: the purchasing department ... «NutraIngredients-usa.com, Feb 14»
10
Former employees say Sarasota purchasing department still troubled
The problems that Latressa Booker and Nyesha Daley, two former Sarasota County purchasing department employees, brought up appear to go beyond typical ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Apr 12»

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