buyershipn.
/ˈbʌɪəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈbaɪərˌʃɪp/ The position, role, or function of a buyer (in various senses); expertise or skill in buying. Also: a group or set of buyers; the buyers of a particular product, regarded collectively.
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1877 Furnit. Gaz. 5 May 295/3 Summing up the claims to superior buyership, we find..that the best and most skilful buyer's efforts, unaided by a first-class reputation for promptness on the part of his house, may not always accomplish the best results.
1912 Woman's Athenæum 10 401 Up to this time, training for buyership has been almost entirely practical—that is, it is a matter of experience.
1958 Sponsor Nov. 16 Maximum buyership is produced by keeping a family audience listening.
1984 Sydney Morning Herald 10 Nov. 25/1 (advt.) This position will offer you the opportunity of developing a successful buyership with Waltons.
2019 AutoWeek (Nexis) 21 Oct. 32 The changes should open Subaru up to a much wider buyership, which bodes well for Subaru 's financial security.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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