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buy

 
Noun buy has 1 sense
  1. bargain, buy, steal - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
    --1 is a kind of purchase
    --1 has particulars: song; travel bargain
    Derived forms: verb buy5, verb buy1
Verb buy has 5 senses
  1. 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"
    --1 is one way to get, acquire
    Antonyms: sell
    Derived forms: noun buy1, noun buyer1, noun buying1
    Sample sentence:
    The children buy the ball
  2. bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
    --2 is one way to pay
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot buy Sue
  3. buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
    --3 is one way to
    get, acquire
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. buy - accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
    --4 is one way to
    believe
    Sample sentence:
    They won't buy the story
  5. buy - be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
    --5 is one way to
    be
    Derived form: noun buy1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
buxus sempervirens buy-and-bust operation buy-and-hold buy-and-sell buy-in buy-nothing buy-to- buy-to-let buy buy at buy back buy food buy in buy into buy it buy off buy out

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