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   Buy

   /bī/

   

   verb

   • 1. obtain in exchange for payment: "he bought me a new dress" Similar purchasemake a/the purchase ofacquireobtaingetpick upsnap uptakesecureprocurecome bypay forshop forinvest input money intoinformal:get hold ofget one's hands onlay one's hands onget one's mitts onscoreOpposite sell
   • ▪ procure the loyalty and support of (someone) by bribery: "here was a man who could not be bought" Similar bribebuy offpay offsuborngive an inducement tocorruptinformal:grease someone's palmgive someone a backhandergive someone a sweetenerkeep someone sweetget atfixsquarenobble
   • ▪ be a means of obtaining (something) through exchange or payment: "money can't buy happiness"
   • ▪ get by sacrifice or great effort: "greatness is dearly bought"
   • ▪ make a profession of purchasing goods for a store or firm.
   • 2. accept the truth of: informal "I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means"

   noun

   • 1. a purchase: "the wine is a good buy at $3.49"
   • ▪ an act of purchasing something: "out on a produce buy for the restaurant"

   Word Origin Old Englishbycgan, of Germanic origin.

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   • Definition of buy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to obtain something by paying money for it buy (something) Where did you buy that dress? She had no money to buy a ticket. They can't afford to buy school books. If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.

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