buy

noun

Something which is bought; a purchase.

verb

(transitive, ditransitive) To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.

(transitive, ditransitive) To obtain, especially by some sacrifice.

(intransitive) To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift)

(transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe

(transitive) To be equivalent to in value.

(transitive) To bribe.

(poker slang, transitive) To make a bluff, usually a large one.

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

Synonyms for buy

purchasen bargainn acquirev procurev repurchasen briben shoppingn stealv obtainv regratev

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