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buy > 6 senses
NOUN1buy, bargain, stealAn advantageous purchase
VERB1buy, purchaseObtain by purchase
2buy, bribe, corrupt, grease one's palmsMake illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
3buyAcquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
4buyAccept as true
5buyBe worth or be capable of buying
buy > pronunciation
Soundsbay'
Rhymesalibi, Bi, by, and 14 more rhymes in bay at the HyperDic website...
buy > noun, possession
MeaningAn advantageous purchase.
Examples"the stock was a real buy at that price"
Synonymsbargain, steal
Narrowersong; travel bargain
Broaderpurchase
Verbsbuy; buy
buy > verb 1, possession
MeaningObtain by purchase. Acquire by means of a financial transaction.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
ModelThe children buy the ball
Examples"She buys for the big department store"
Synonymspurchase
Categorycommerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Entailschoose, take, select, pick out; pay
Entailed bytrade, merchandise; save; shop; check out
Narrowerbuy back, repurchase; take; get; subscribe, subscribe to, take; take over, buy out, buy up; pick up; take out, buy food; impulse-buy
Broaderget, acquire
Contrarysell
Similar tobuy
See alsobuy in; buy out, buy up
Nounsbuying; buy; buyer
buy > verb 2, possession
MeaningMake illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot buy Sue
Synonymsbribe, corrupt, grease one's palms
Categorycrime, law-breaking
Narrowersop; buy off, pay off
Broaderpay
buy > verb 3, possession
MeaningAcquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
Broaderget, acquire
buy > verb 4, cognition
MeaningAccept as true.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey won't buy the story
Examples"I can't buy this story"
Broaderbelieve
buy > verb 5, stative
MeaningBe worth or be capable of buying.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
Broaderbe
Similar tobuy, purchase
Nounsbuy

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