buy

buy  (b)

v. bought (bôt), buy·ing, buys

v.tr.

1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See Regional 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. Informal To accept the truth or feasibility of: The officer didn't buy my lame excuse for speeding.

v.intr.

To purchase something; act as a purchaser.

n.

1. Something bought or for sale; a purchase.

2. An act of purchasing: a drug buy.

3. Something that is underpriced; a bargain.

Phrasal Verbs:

buy into

1. To acquire a stake or interest in: bought into a risky real estate venture.

2. Informal To believe in, especially wholeheartedly or uncritically: couldn't buy into that brand of conservatism.

buy off

To bribe (an official, for example) in order to secure improper cooperation or gain exemption from a regulation or legal consequence.

buy out

To purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of.

buy up

To purchase all that is available of.

Idioms:

buy it Slang

To be killed.

buy time

To increase the time available for a specific purpose: "A moderate recovery thus buys time for Congress and the Administration to whittle the deficit" G. David Wallace.

buy the farm Slang

To die, especially suddenly or violently.

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[Middle English, from Old English bycgan.]

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buya·ble adj.

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buy

Verb

[buying, bought]

1. to acquire (something) by paying a sum of money for it; purchase

2. to be capable of purchasing: money can't buy love

3. to acquire by any exchange or sacrifice: the rise in interest rates was just to buy time until the weekend

4. to bribe (someone)

5. Slang to accept (something) as true

6. (foll. by into)to purchase shares of (a company)

Noun

a purchase: a good buy See also buy in, buy into, etc. [Old English bycgan]

USAGE: The use of off after buy as in I bought this off my neighbour was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable in informal contexts.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buy - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" steal, bargain purchase - something acquired by purchase song - a very small sum; "he bought it for a song" travel bargain - a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)
Verb	1.	buy - 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" purchase commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) buy back, repurchase - buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago" take - buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" get - purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?" subscribe to, subscribe, take - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" buy out, buy up, take over - take over ownership of; of corporations and companies pick up - buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack" buy food, take out - purchase prepared food to be eaten at home impulse-buy - buy on impulse without proper reflection buy - be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" buy in, stock up, stock - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" buy out, buy up, take over - take over ownership of; of corporations and companies buy out, buy up, take over - take over ownership of; of corporations and companies sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
	2.	buy - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" bribe, grease one's palms, corrupt crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to buy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
	3.	buy - be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	5.	buy - accept as true; "I can't buy this story" believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

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buy

verb 1. purchase, get, score (slang) secure, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure << OPPOSITE sell

noun 2. purchase, deal, bargain, acquisition, steal (informal) snip (informal) giveaway

buy someone off bribe, square, fix (informal) pay off (informal) lure, corrupt, get at, suborn, grease someone's palm (slang) influence by gifts, oil the palm of (informal)

Translations

buy [baɪ] vb [pt, pp bought]

vt → comprar

n → compra;

to buy sb sth/sth from sb → comprarle algo a algn;

to buy sb a drink → invitar a algn a una copa;

a good/bad buy → una buena/mala compra

buy back vt → volver a comprar

buy in vt → proveerse or abastecerse de

buy into vt fus → comprar acciones en

buy off vt (col) (= bribe); sobornar

buy out vt [+ partner] → comprar la parte de

buy [baɪ] [bought , pt , pp ] [bɔːt] vt → acheter;

(Comm) [+ company]; (r)acheter

n → achat m;

that was a good/bad buy → c'était un bon/mauvais achat;

to buy sb sth/sth from sb → acheter qch à qn;

to buy sb a drink → offrir un verre or à boire à qn;

can I buy you a drink? → je vous offre un verre?;

where can I buy some postcards? → où est-ce que je peux acheter des cartes postales?

buy back vt → racheter

buy in vt (Brit) [+ goods]; acheter, faire venir

buy into vt fus (Brit) (Comm) → acheter des actions de

buy off vt (= bribe) → acheter

buy out vt [+ partner] → désintéresser [+ business]; racheter

buy up vt → acheter en bloc, rafler

buy [baɪ] [bought , pt, pp ] vt → kaufen;

(company) → aufkaufen

n → Kauf m;

that was a good/bad buy → das war ein guter/schlechter Kauf;

to buy sb sth → jdm etw kaufen;

to buy sth from sb → etw bei jdm kaufen;

(from individual) → jdm etw abkaufen;

to buy sb a drink → jdm einen ausgeben (inf)

buy back vt → zurückkaufen

buy in (Brit) vt → einkaufen

buy into (Brit) vt fus → sich einkaufen in +acc

buy off vt → kaufen

buy out vt (partner) → auszahlen;

(business) → aufkaufen

buy up vt → aufkaufen

buy [baɪ] vt [pt bought, pp ] [bɔːt] → comprare, acquistare

n a good/bad buy → un buon/cattivo acquisto or affare;

to buy sb sth/sth from sb → comprare qc per qn/qc da qn;

to buy sb a drink → offrire da bere a qn

buy back vt → riprendersi, prendersi indietro

buy in vt (BRIT) [+ goods]; far provvista di

buy into vt fus (BRIT ) (COMM) → acquistare delle azioni di

buy off vt (col) (= bribe); comprare

buy out vt [+ business] → rilevare

buy up vt → accaparrare

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