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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

    BUY definition: 1. to get something by paying money for it: 2. to pay someone so that they do what you want or do…. Learn more.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  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. 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.

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

    Define buy. buy synonyms, buy pronunciation, buy translation, English dictionary definition of buy. purchase: buy a car; to acquire by exchange or concession; to bribe: to buy votes; to accept or believe: I don’t buy that story.