buy
v.
purchase, obtain by paying money
n.
purchase; something purchased at a cheap price
Buy
Buy
(v. t.)
To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell.
(v. t.)
To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.
(v. i.)
To negotiate or treat about a purchase.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Buy
buy
Noun
1. an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
(synonym) bargain, steal
(hypernym) purchase
(hyponym) song
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) purchase
(antonym) sell
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) buy back, repurchase
(entail) pay
(see-also) stock, buy in
(derivation) bargain, steal
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
(synonym) bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms
(hypernym) pay
(hyponym) sop
(classification) crime, law-breaking
3. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
(hypernym) get, acquire
4. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
(hypernym) believe
5. be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) purchase
(derivation) bargain, steal
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