purchase
verb (used with object)
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
has been purchasing
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present perfect progressiveof purchase (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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If your entire financial end game has been purchasing a home in cash so that you have no mortgage, purchase your home in cash.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
Makhnin has been purchasing food for families with her own money while taking donations from local businesses.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
The Fed lowered the federal funds rate to near zero in March 2020 and has been purchasing $80 billion in Treasurys and $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities each month since then.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2021
Alden has been purchasing newspapers across the United States, selling off their assets and drastically cutting their editorial staffs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2020
I notice, too, that she has been purchasing a new hat.'
From New Grub Street by George Gissing
