🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

采购组

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Cǎigòu zǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Purchasing Group/ˈpɜːr.tʃə.sɪŋ ɡruːp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"采购组成功获得了大幅折扣。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A collective of individuals or organizations that collaborate to enhance their purchasing power by pooling resources and negotiating better terms.

    "The purchasing group was able to secure significant discounts on bulk orders."
  2. 2

    An association formed to facilitate joint purchasing activities among members.

    "Members of the purchasing group shared insights on supplier performance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'purchasing' derives from the Old French 'pourchacier', meaning to seek or obtain, which evolved in Middle English to 'purchece'. 'Group' comes from the Italian 'gruppo', meaning a cluster or assembly, which entered English in the late 18th century.

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