purchasing agency

collocation in English

meaningsofpurchaseandagency

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purchase
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us
/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
something that ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofpurchaseandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpurchasing agency

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In that letter, the unions suggested that a textilepurchasingagencyshould be established.
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High numbers are recruited from overseas and thepurchasingagencyappears to have no plans to deal with that.
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The non-fossilpurchasingagencyis an agent of the regional electricity companies through which they contracted for non-fossil capacity to meet the non-fossil fuel obligation.
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We need to set up a nationalpurchasingagency.
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In addition, the industry has nopurchasingagencyin connection with its major raw material and no sales policy in regard to its output.
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The boards are thinking along the lines of apurchasingagencycontracted to them or run by them in order to collect the nuclear levy.
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It would be extremely dangerous for the memorial fund to become a clearing house or centralpurchasingagencyfor museums.
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They have suggested, among a number of points, the setting up immediately of a textilepurchasingagency.
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It is not a recommendation, like the sugarpurchasingagency, requiring the setting up of elaborate machinery.
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You will now be a centralpurchasingagencyfor museums and galleries.
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The money accumulates and is held by the non-fossil fuelpurchasingagency.
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Secondly, a central landpurchasingagencyfor the acquisition of all land for public or private development.
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When taxpayers have considered value for money from private sources, at least they have had up to now in their control a government supply agency and apurchasingagency.
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It would also be extremely useful for all local authorities, for public purchasing agencies, and for private purchasers, to know what rings they are up against when making their purchases.
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