1.
stocking; purchasing; procurement
The act of purchasing goods or materials for resale or business use. Also refers to the wholesale price or cost of goods purchased.
毎朝市場で新鮮な魚を仕入れる。
Every morning, I purchase fresh fish at the market.
仕入れ値が上がって利益が減った。
The purchase price went up and profits decreased.
2.
acquiring information; gathering material
Figuratively, the process of gathering information, knowledge, or material for a particular purpose.
記者は情報の仕入れに走り回った。
The reporter ran around gathering information.
DERIVED FROM:
The verb 仕入れる (to stock up, to purchase for business).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 仕入れ値 - purchase price, wholesale cost
- 仕入れ先 - supplier, source of goods
- 仕入れ担当 - purchasing manager
- 仕入れコスト - procurement cost
BUSINESS CONTEXT:
- 仕入れが入る - stock arrives
- 仕入れを確保する - to secure supplies
- 仕入れルート - supply route/channel
RELATED VOCABULARY:
- 仕入れる - to purchase, stock up (verb)
- 卸 - wholesale
- 在庫 - inventory, stock
- 発注 - placing an order
- 調達 - procurement
FIGURATIVE USE:
ネタの仕入れ - gathering material (for writing, comedy, etc.)
REGISTER:
Neutral. Common in business contexts and everyday commercial activities.
Related Words
Related:
仕入れる (to stock up)