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Buyer vs Buying - What's the difference?

buyer | buying |

As nouns the difference between buyer and buying

is that buyer is a person who makes one or more purchases while buying is the act of making a purchase.

As a verb buying is

present participle of lang=en.

buyer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who makes one or more purchases.
    • Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer , so acknowledge their presence.
  • (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
    • The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
  • (manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

    • Synonyms

    * (retailing and manufacturing senses) purchasing agent

    Derived terms

    * buyer's remorse

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns

    buying

    English

    (wikipedia buying)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * impulse buying * panic buying

    Noun

  • The act of making a purchase.
    • buyings and sellings