🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

大量采购

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dàliàng cǎigòu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mass-purchasing/ˈmæs ˌpɜːr.tʃə.sɪŋ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"大量采购可以帮公司节省大笔资金。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act or practice of buying goods in extremely large quantities, often to secure lower unit costs or prepare for high-demand periods.

    "The restaurant chain engaged in mass-purchasing to lock in lower wholesale prices for staple ingredients."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by the buying of large volumes of merchandise at one time.

    "A mass-purchasing strategy helped the retailer maintain high profit margins during peak season."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the noun 'mass' (originating from Latin 'massa', meaning a lump or quantity) and the gerund of 'purchase' (from Old French 'porchacier', meaning to strive to obtain). The compound emerged in modern economic and retail contexts to describe high-volume acquisition strategies by businesses or consumers.

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