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buying agent UK US noun [C]
► COMMERCE a person or company that buys something for someone else: »
Produce was bought by a buying agent on behalf of the trading companies.
► PROPERTY a person or company that helps someone else buy a property such as a house: »
In some states, the buying agent and selling agent can work for the same agency.
→ See also SELLING AGENT(Cf. ↑selling agent), ESTATE AGENT(Cf. ↑estate agent), REAL ESTATE AGENT(Cf. ↑real estate agent)
Financial and business terms. 2012.