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   buy

   /bʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. obtain in exchange for payment: "she bought six first-class stamps" 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"
   • ▪ be a buyer 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: "wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops"
   • ▪ an act of purchasing something: "a drug buy"

   Word Origin Old Englishbycgan, of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • Y

     4

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   Learn the meaning of buy as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, idioms, and phrasal verbs. See how to use buy in different contexts and domains, such as commerce, finance, and business.

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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.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the verb and noun buy in British and American English. Find out how to buy something, what it costs, and what it means to buy into an idea.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the verb buy, which means to acquire something by paying money or its equivalent. Find out the difference between buy and by, and explore related words and phrases.