Pirkimo

Pirkimas is the act of acquiring goods or services in exchange for payment. It applies to both consumer purchases and organizational procurement, and it encompasses the planning, ordering, and delivery that accompany a purchase. The form pirkimo is the genitive case used in phrases such as pirkimo proceso (purchase process), pirkimo sąlygos (purchase terms), or pirkimo dokumentai (purchase documents).

The term derives from the Lithuanian verb pirkti (to buy) with the noun-forming suffix -imas. Pirkimas is common in everyday language and in formal contexts; pirkimo appears in compound expressions and in legal or administrative phrasing.

In business and public administration, pirkimas follows a structured process: needs identification, specification of requirements, supplier search, invitation to bid or quotation, bid evaluation, contract award, order placement, delivery, payment, and post-purchase review. Core principles include transparency, competition, equal treatment, and value for money. In the public sector, pirkimas is typically subject to rules designed to ensure fairness and prevent corruption, often requiring competitive bidding and documented decision making.

Related terms include apsipirkimas (shopping), pirkimo dokumentai, pirkimo sąlygos, and viešasis pirkimas (public procurement). In English, the equivalent concept is procurement.