仕入れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 仕入れ, read しいれ, is the commercial purchase of goods or materials to be stocked for sale.
• Basic usage: It describes going to a market to buy stock and forms compounds such as 仕入れ価格 for the purchase price.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Purchasing stock for sale
  • It refers to a shop acquiring goods for resale and to the price paid for that stock. Its commercial purpose differs from an ordinary personal purchase.