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. Phrasal Verbs: 1. Something bought or for sale; a purchase. 2. An act of purchasing: a drug buy. 3. Something that is underpriced; a bargain. 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 Idioms: To purchase all that is available of. 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. [Middle English, from Old English bycgan.] buy  a·ble adj. |
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  buy - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"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" 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?" 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" pick up - buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack" 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" 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" 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 | |
| 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" | |
| 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" |
buy
Translations
buy [baɪ] vb [pt, pp bought]
vt → comprar
n → compra;
to buy sb sth/sth from sb → comprarle algo a algn;
buy in vt → proveerse or abastecerse de
buy into vt fus → comprar acciones en
buy off vt (col) (= bribe); sobornar
buy [baɪ] [bought , pt , pp ] [bɔːt] vt → acheter;
(Comm) [+ company]; (r)acheter
n → achat m;
to buy sb sth/sth from sb → acheter qch à qn;
buy back vt → racheter
buy off vt (= bribe) → acheter
buy out vt [+ partner] → désintéresser [+ business]; racheter
buy [baɪ] [bought , pt, pp ] vt → kaufen;
(company) → aufkaufen
n → Kauf m;
buy back vt → zurückkaufen
buy in (Brit) vt → einkaufen
buy off vt → kaufen
buy out vt (partner) → auszahlen;
(business) → aufkaufen
buy up vt → aufkaufen
buy [baɪ] vt [pt bought, pp ] [bɔːt] → comprare, acquistare
buy back vt → riprendersi, prendersi indietro
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
v buy [bai]
to get (something) by exchanging it for money He has bought a car. koop يَشْتَري купувам koupit købe kaufen αγοράζω comprar ostma خریدن ostaa acheter לִקְנוֹת खरीदना kupiti (meg)vásárol membeli kaupa comprare 買う 사다 pirkti pirkt beli kopen kjøpe kupić comprar a cumpăra покупать kúpiť kupiti kupiti köpa ซื้อ (satın) almak 買 купувати, придбати خریدنا mua 买
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