buy
noun
1. an advantageous purchase
- the stock was a real buy at that price
Similar word(s): bargain, steal
Definition categories: possession, purchase
Sentences with buy as a noun:
- At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy.
verb
1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
- She buys for the big department store
Similar word(s): purchase
Definition categories: possession, acquire, get
2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Similar word(s): bribe, corrupt
Definition categories: possession, pay
3. be worth or be capable of buying
- This sum will buy you a ride on the train
Definition categories: stative, be
4. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
- She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work
Definition categories: possession, acquire, get
5. accept as true
- I can't buy this story
Definition categories: cognition, believe
Sentences with buy as a verb:
- I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.
- He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.
- The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.'
- I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!
- She buys for Federated.
- Let's go out for dinner. I'm buying.
- Smith tried to buy the pot on the river with a huge bluff