Purchasing VS Purchase

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majid72

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Hello.

Which one of the following phrases is correct?

- Purchasing of goods and services.
- Purchasing goods and services.
- Purchase of goods and services.
- Goods and services purchase.

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In what context?
 

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In what context?

In a sentence like the following:

... from the company could be cost efficient since it offers high quality products and services in return for low prices.
 
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That's only part of a sentence.
 

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Which one of the following phrases is correct?

- Purchasing of goods and services.:cross:
- Purchasing goods and services.:tick:
- Purchase of goods and services.:cross:
- Goods and services purchase.:cross:

In a sentence like the following:

... from the company could be cost efficient since it offers high quality products and services in return for low prices.
See above. I'd leave out "in return" though.
 

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Perhaps you mean something like:

Purchasing [] from Picosoft could lead to (significant) savings since they offer a high-quality product at low prices.
 
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