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| buy [ bī ] |
verb (past and past participle bought [ bawt ], present participle buy·ing, 3rd person present singular buys) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb acquire something by payment: to pay money for something in order to obtain it
  They bought me a bike for my birthday.
People just aren't buying at the moment.
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2. transitive verb obtain something from somebody by bribery: to obtain information, help, or loyalty from somebody in exchange for money
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3. transitive verb obtain time: to obtain more time to reach a desired end by taking strategic action
a maneuver that should buy us another week
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4. transitive verb obtain something by sacrifice: to obtain something by sacrificing something else of equivalent value
buy peace with land
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5. intransitive verb be buyer for company or person: to purchase goods on behalf of a company or another person
She buys for a large New York store.
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6. transitive verb believe something: to accept or believe something proposed as true
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informal
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I don't buy the part about an international conspiracy.
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noun (plural buys) |
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1. something bought: something that you pay money for, considered relative to its worth
a good buy
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2. exchange of money for goods: an exchange of money for goods or services
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| [ Old English bycgan< Germanic] |
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| buy·a·ble adjective |
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