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| Shopping | The largest selection of BUY products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: Cortislim Buy 2 Bottles Get 1 Free, Cortislim Buy 4 Bottles Get 2 Free, Leptopril Buy 2 Get 1 Free, Thyrin trade Atc Buy 2 Get 1 Free, beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| NOUN | 1 | buy, bargain, steal | An advantageous purchase |
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| VERB | 1 | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
| 2 | buy, bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms | Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | |
| 3 | buy | Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange | |
| 4 | buy | Accept as true | |
| 5 | buy | Be worth or be capable of buying |
| Sounds | bay' |
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| Rhymes | alibi, Bi, by, and 13 more rhymes in bay... |
| Meaning | An advantageous purchase. |
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| Examples | "the stock was a real buy at that price" |
| Synonyms | bargain, steal |
| Broader | purchase |
| Narrower | song; travel bargain |
| Verbs | buy; buy |
| Meaning | Obtain by purchase. Acquire by means of a financial transaction. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
| Model | The children buy the ball |
| Examples | "She buys for the big department store" |
| Synonyms | purchase |
| Contrary | sell |
| Similar to | buy |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
| Broader | get, acquire |
| See also | buy out, buy up; buy in |
| Narrower | buy back, repurchase; take; get; subscribe, subscribe to, take; take over, buy out, buy up; pick up; take out, buy food; impulse-buy |
| Entails | choose, take, select, pick out; pay |
| Entailed by | trade, merchandise; save; shop; check out |
| Nouns | buyer; buying; buy |
| Meaning | Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam cannot buy Sue |
| Synonyms | bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms |
| Category | crime, law-breaking |
| Broader | pay |
| Narrower | sop; buy off, pay off |
| Meaning | Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" |
| Broader | get, acquire |
| Meaning | Accept as true. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They won't buy the story |
| Examples | "I can't buy this story" |
| Broader | believe |
| Meaning | Be worth or be capable of buying. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" |
| Similar to | buy, purchase |
| Broader | be |
| Nouns | buy |
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