buy
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUY
2
[+ object]
of money
:
to be able to get something
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A quarter won't buy (you) much these days.
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Money can't buy love.
3
[+ object]
informal
:
to accept or believe (something) as true
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He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.
4
[+ object]
informal
:
to give money to someone in order to get that person to do something illegal or dishonest for you
:
bribe
— usually used as (be) bought
—
see also buy off (below)
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an honest policeman who can't be bought
5
[+ object]
:
to get (something) by losing or giving up something
— usually used as (be) bought
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Peace was finally bought, but at the cost of many lives.
buy a pup
buy in
[phrasal verb]
buy in (something)
or
buy (something) in
British
:
to buy a large amount of (something)
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Be sure to buy in a lot of tinned food in case we're snowed up.
buy into
[phrasal verb]
1
buy into (something)
:
to pay money in order to own part of (something, such as a company or sports team)
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Investors are buying into Internet companies.
2
:
to accept or believe (something) as true
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The book teaches kids not to buy into the notion that money brings happiness.
buy it
informal or US buy the farm
:
to die
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I nearly bought the farm when my car skidded off the road.
buy off
[phrasal verb]
buy off (someone)
or
buy (someone) off
:
to give money to (someone) for illegal or dishonest help
—
see also 1buy 4 (above)
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Many believe that Jones bought off the police so that he would not be investigated for the murder.
buy out
[phrasal verb]
buy out (someone)
or
buy (someone) out
:
to pay money to (someone) for his or her part of a company or team
—
see also buyout
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She bought out her partners so that she could manage the company the way she wanted to.
buy time
:
to get more time for someone or something
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The medication won't cure the disease but it will buy patients some time. [=it will allow patients to live longer]
buy up
[phrasal verb]
buy up (something)
or
buy (something) up
:
to pay money for all or a large part of (something)
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The company has bought up the old factories along the river and will convert them into apartments.
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She is buying up all the artist's early work.
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buy
/ˈbaɪ/
noun
plural
buys
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buy
/ˈbaɪ/
noun
plural
buys
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUY
[count]
1
— used to describe something that is being sold
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The toy is a popular buy. [=many people are buying the toy]
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The shoes were a great buy [=deal] at 50 percent off the original price.
2
:
an act of buying something
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an undercover drug buy [=purchase, deal]
