#buying__purchasing  the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
  supertype:  purchase  the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
  subtype:  shopping  searching for or buying goods or services: "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"
     subtype:  marketing  shopping at a market: "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"
  subtype:  mail-order_buying__catalog_buying__catalogbuying  buying goods to be shipped through the mail
  subtype:  viatication__viaticus  purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders

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