buy

nouns

an advantageous purchase

"she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

bargain, buy, steal

verbs

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

"The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

buy, purchase

is derived from

is derived from

antonym

see also

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

"This judge can be bought"

bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms

be worth or be capable of buying

"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

buy

verb group

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

"The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

buy, purchase

is a type of (narrower)

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"

buy

is a type of (narrower)

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

"She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

acquire, get

accept as true

"I can't buy this story"

buy

is a type of (narrower)

accept as true; take to be true

"I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

believe