Definition of Purchasing agent

1. Noun. An agent who purchases goods or services for another.

Generic synonyms: Agent

Definition of Purchasing agent

1. Noun. A person or group whose job is to buy equipment, supplies, inventory, or other assets for a business or other organization. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purchasing Agent

purchasability
purchasable
purchase
purchase agreement
purchase contract
purchase order
purchase price
purchase price variance
purchased
purchaser
purchasers
purchases
purchasest
purchaseth
purchasing
purchasing agent (current term)
purchasing department
purchasing power
purchasing power parity
purda
purdah
purdahed
purdahnashins
purdahs
purdas
purdier
purdiest
purdy
pure

Literary usage of Purchasing agent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of Business by Charles William Gerstenberg (1918)
"CHAPTER XVII PURCHASING The purchasing agent's place in the business organization.—The importance of the purchasing agent and his opportunities for service ..."

2. Principles of Business by Charles William Gerstenberg (1922)
"CHAPTER XVII PURCHASING The purchasing agent's place in the business organization.—The importance of the purchasing agent and his opportunities for service ..."

3. A Journal of the Great War by Charles Gates Dawes (1921)
"The conferences in which the General purchasing agent was engaged have been ... A number of conferences were held by the General purchasing agent with Mr. ..."

4. A Journal of the Great War by Charles Gates Dawes (1921)
"It is hoped by the General purchasing agent that some progress may be effected. CHARLES G. DAWES Colonel, Engineers, NA From: The General purchasing agent, ..."

5. The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances by Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Thomas Curtis Clarke (1889)
"... the Commissary Department of an Army—Financial Importance— Immense Expenditures—The General Storehouse—Duties of the purchasing agent —The Best Material ..."

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