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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.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › buyBuy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   buy: [verb] to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money : purchase.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BUY definition: 1. to get something by paying money for it: 2. to pay someone so that they do what you want or do…. Learn more.

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   Buy definition: to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.. See examples of BUY used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › buyBuy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you buy something, you pay money in order to own or obtain it. You might buy your mom a big bouquet of flowers for her birthday.

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

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   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. buy something from somebody/something I bought it from a friend for £10. buy something off somebody/something (informal) She bought it off eBay for $50.

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

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   10 meanings: 1. to acquire by paying or promising to pay a sum of money or the equivalent; purchase 2. to be capable of.... Click for more definitions.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BUY definition: 1. to get something by paying money for it: 2. something good that you buy for a cheap price: . Learn more.

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

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   Define buy. buy synonyms, buy pronunciation, buy translation, English dictionary definition of buy. purchase: buy a car; to acquire by exchange or concession; to bribe: to buy votes; to accept or believe: I don’t buy that story.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › buyBuy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Buy definition: To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase.

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

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    with money; 1 [transitive, intransitive] to obtain something by paying money for it buy (something) Where did you buy that dress? If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy. buy something from somebody I bought it from a friend for $10. buy somebody something He bought me a new coat. buy something for somebody He bought a new coat for me. buy something + adj.