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    buy
    /bʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. obtain in exchange for payment: "she bought six first-class stamps" Similar purchasemake a/the purchase ofacquireobtainOpposite sell
    • 2. accept the truth of: informal "I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means"

    noun

    • 1. a purchase: "wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to pay someone or do something for someone, so that that person does not tell anyone something that they know about and that you want to remain secret: What will we have to do to buy her silence? See more. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. buy verb (BELIEVE) [ T ] informal. to believe that something is true:

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › buyBUY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Buy definition: to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.. See examples of BUY used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › buyBuy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BUY is to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money : purchase. How to use buy in a sentence.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbuy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of buy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    buy is the common and informal word, applying to any such transaction: to buy a house, vegetables at the market. purchase is more formal and may connote buying on a larger scale, in a finer store, and the like: to purchase a year's supplies.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    BUY definition: 1. to get something by paying money for it: 2. something good that you buy for a cheap price: . Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › buyBuy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you buy something, you pay money in order to own or obtain it. You might buy your mom a big bouquet of flowers for her birthday.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › buyBuy - definition of buy by The Free Dictionary

    1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See 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.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › buybuy | meaning of buy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    buy meaning, definition, what is buy: to get something by paying money for it...: Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › buyBuy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Buy Definition. bī. bought, buying, buys. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. bought, buying, buys. To get by paying or agreeing to pay money or some equivalent; purchase. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To buy merchandise as a buyer. Webster's New World.