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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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   Definitions of buy. verb. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction. “She buys for the big department store” synonyms: purchase. see more. verb. be worth or be capable of buying. “This sum will buy you a ride on the train” synonyms: purchase. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction. see more. verb.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbuy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of buy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBUY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   A1. to get something by paying money for it: I went out to buy some milk. They bought their house for $1,000,000. [ + two objects ] He bought me a camera for my birthday. Fewer examples. I've bought myself a new coat. They've just bought a place in Spain. I've bought a few clothes for the new baby.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · buy is the common and informal word, applying to any such transaction: to buy a house, vegetables at the market. purchase is more formal and may connote buying on a larger scale, in a finer store, and the like: to purchase a year's supplies.

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   verb. /baɪ/ Verb Forms. with money. [transitive, intransitive] to obtain something by paying money for it buy (something) Where did you buy that dress?

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbuy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   something that is bought or that is for sale; the act of buying something. Computer games are a popular buy this Christmas. The club has made some great buys this season (= it has bought good new players). Word Origin. See buy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: buy.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › buyBuy - definition of buy by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See Note at boughten. 2. To be capable of purchasing: "Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy" (Ogden Nash). 3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade: wanted to buy love with gifts. 4. To bribe: tried to buy a judge. 5.