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compras — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • groceries noun Food and other everyday household items bought from a store.
  • procurement noun The process of obtaining goods or services, especially for a business or organization.
  • purchase verb To buy something by paying money for it.
  • shopping noun The activity of buying goods, or of browsing for things to buy.

Senses

compras is used for these senses in English:

  • groceries Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.
  • procurement (uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
  • purchase The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

procurement — full definition

  1. noun The process of obtaining goods or services, especially for a business or organization.
  2. noun A department within a company responsible for purchasing.

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