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1. (v.t.) buy
to acquire the possession of, esp. by paying an equivalent in money; purchase.
2. buy
to acquire by exchange or concession:
to buy favor with flattery.
3. buy
to hire or obtain the services of.
4. buy
to bribe.
5. buy
to be the purchasing equivalent of:
A dollar doesn't buy much these days.
6. buy
Theol. to redeem; ransom.
7. buy
Informal.
8. buy
to accept or believe:
I don't buy that explanation.
9. (v.i.) buy
to be or become a purchaser.
10. buy
buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in.
11. buy
buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; bribe.
12. buy
buy out, to purchase all the business shares belonging to (another).
13. buy
buy up, to buy as much of (something) as is available.
14. (n.) buy
an act or instance of buying.
15. buy
something bought; a purchase.
16. buy
a bargain:
The couch was a real buy.
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| Definition of 'Buy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bargain, buy, steal
an advantageous purchase
"she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
2. (verb) buy, purchase
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
"The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
3. (verb) bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
"This judge can be bought"
4. (verb) buy
be worth or be capable of buying
"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
5. (verb) buy
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
6. (verb) buy
accept as true
"I can't buy this story"
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1. (verb) buy
≠ sell
She bought a dozen eggs.; I'm buying my mother a present.; James bought them from the thrift shop; to buy 40 computers for the office
2. buy
to believe what sb says
I don't buy their story.
3. buy
buy time
to do sth that gives you extra time to decide, finish, etc.
kept talking to buy time
4. (noun) buy
a good/bad buy
sth worth or not worth the money spent to buy it
Is organic food really a better buy?
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| Definition of 'Buy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Buy
to acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell
2. (verb) Buy
to acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain
3. (verb) Buy
to negotiate or treat about a purchase
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Sense: to get (something) by exchanging it for money
He has bought a car.
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 Afrikaans: koop |
 Arabic: يَشْتَري |
 Bulgarian: купувам |
 Brazilian: comprar |
 Czech: koupit |
 German: kaufen |
 Danish: købe |
 Greek: αγοράζω |
 Spanish: comprar |
 Estonian: ostma |
 Farsi: خریدن |
 Finnish: ostaa |
 French: acheter |
 Hebrew: לִקְנוֹת |
 Hindi: खरीदना |
 Croatian: kupiti |
 Hungarian: (meg)vásárol |
 Indonesian: membeli |
 Icelandic: kaupa |
 Italian: comprare |
 Japanese: 買う |
 Korean: 구입하다 |
 Lithuanian: pirkti |
 Latvian: pirkt |
 Malay: beli |
 Dutch: kopen |
 Norwegian: kjøpe |
 Polish: kupić |
 Persian: خریدن |
 Pashto: اخیستل |
 Portuguese: comprar |
 Romanian: a cumpăra |
 Russian: покупать |
 Slovak: kúpiť |
 Slovenian: kupiti |
 Serbian: kupiti |
 Swedish: köpa |
 Thai: ซื้อ |
 Turkish: (satın) almak |
 Taiwanese: 買 |
 Ukrainian: купувати, придбати |
 Urdu: خریدنا |
 Vietnamese: mua |
 Chinese: 买 |
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