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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescompra em grandes quantidades
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kom-pra em gran-dis kwan-ti-da-dis
"A empresa economiza através da compra em grandes quantidades."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The procurement of goods in large quantities, typically resulting in lower per-unit costs.
"The company reduced its operating expenses significantly through aggressive volume-purchasing."
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Relating to or characterized by the buying of large quantities of goods at one time.
"We qualify for a volume-purchasing discount because of our large annual order size."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'volume' (originating from Latin 'volumen', a roll of writing, later coming to mean an amount or quantity) and 'purchasing' (from Old French 'polsurchier', to chase after or acquire). The compound term emerged in twentieth-century commercial and retail terminology to describe the economic practice of buying goods in large quantities for discounts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Volume-purchasing" is said worldwide
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achat en gros
Transliteration: a-sha ta grôs
"L'entreprise réalise des économies grâce à l'achat en gros."
Großeinkauf
Transliteration: Gros-ein-kauf
"Durch den Großeinkauf konnten die Kosten gesenkt werden."
acquisto in grandi quantità
Transliteration: a-kwis-to in gran-di kwan-ti-ta
"L'azienda pratica l'acquisto in grandi quantità per risparmiare."
compra al por mayor
Transliteration: kom-pra al por ma-yor
"La compra al por mayor reduce significativamente los costes."
compra em grandes quantidades
Transliteration: kom-pra em gran-dis kwan-ti-da-dis
"A empresa economiza através da compra em grandes quantidades."
थोक खरीदारी
Transliteration: thok khareedari
"थोक खरीदारी से प्रति इकाई लागत कम हो जाती है।"
批量采购
Transliteration: pīliàng cǎigòu
"公司通过批量采购节省了大量成本。"
대량 구매
Transliteration: daeryang gumae
"우리는 대량 구매를 통해 비용을 절감했습니다."
一括購入
Transliteration: ikkatsu kōnyū
"一括購入によってコストを削減することができました。"
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