v., bought (bôt), buy·ing, buys.

v.tr.

1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See Regional Note at boughten.
2. To be capable of purchasing: “Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy” (Ogden Nash).
3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade: wanted to buy love with gifts.
4. To bribe: tried to buy a judge.
5. Informal. To accept the truth or feasibility of: The officer didn't buy my lame excuse for speeding.

v.intr.

To purchase something; act as a purchaser.

n.

1. Something bought or for sale; a purchase.
2. An act of purchasing: a drug buy.
3. Something that is underpriced; a bargain.

phrasal verbs:

buy into

1. To acquire a stake or interest in: bought into a risky real estate venture.
2. Informal. To believe in, especially wholeheartedly or uncritically: couldn't buy into that brand of conservatism.

buy off

1. To bribe (an official, for example) in order to secure improper cooperation or gain exemption from a regulation or legal consequence.

buy out

1. To purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of.

buy up

1. To purchase all that is available of.

idioms:

buy it Slang.

1. To be killed.

buy time

1. To increase the time available for a specific purpose: “A moderate recovery thus buys time for Congress and the Administration to whittle the deficit” (G. David Wallace).

buy the farm Slang.

1. To die, especially suddenly or violently.

[Middle English, from Old English bycgan.]

buyable buy'a·ble adj.

1. A recommendation to purchase a specific security.

2. To acquire an asset in exchange for currency.

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Options trading: procedure whereby the responsibility to deliver or accept stock can be terminated. In a transaction called buying-in or Closing Purchase the writer buys an identical option (only the premium or price is different). The second of these options offsets the first, and the profit or loss is the difference in premiums.

Securities: transaction between brokers wherein securities are not delivered on time by the broker on the sell side, forcing the buy side broker to obtain shares from other sources.

verb

1. To acquire in exchange for money or something of equal value: purchase. See get/lose, money.
2. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to. bribe. Informal pay off. Idioms: grease someone'spalmhand. See crimes, money, persuasion/dissuasion.
3. To regard (something) as true or real: accept, believe. Slang swallow. See opinion.

noun

1. Something bought or capable of being bought: purchase. See get/lose, money.
2. Something offered or bought at a low price: bargain. Informal deal. Slang steal. See money, transactions.

v

Definition: purchase
Antonyms: market, sell

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IN BRIEF: To purchase or obtain by paying money.

Sam learned that he could not buy love.

Tutor's tip: After her team got a "bye" (skipping a turn in a tournament), she said "'bye" (goodbye) and left to "buy" (purchase) sodas at the store "by" (near) the park.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - købe
v. intr. - købe
n. - køb, forretning

idioms:

• buy into    købe sig ind i
• buy off    bestikke, købe fri
• buy out    købe ud
• buy over    bestikkelse
• buy up    opkøbe, overtage

Nederlands (Dutch)
kopen, aanschaffen, inkopen, verwerven, omkopen, geloven, afnemen, aanschaf

Français (French)
v. tr. - acheter qch à qn, louer ou retenir (place), (Comm) prendre (une participation), acheter/corrompre, avaler/croire (une histoire) (fam), (y) rester (mourir) (fam)
v. intr. - acheter (des marchandises), être acheteur, croire en (qn, un mouvement), souscrire à (une théorie)
n. - affaire

idioms:

• buy into    acheter une part de (d'une société)
• buy off    acheter (le silence de), acheter (qn)
• buy out    (Fin) racheter la part de, désintéresser, (Mil) se racheter (d'un engagement dans l'armée)
• buy over    corrompre, acheter
• buy something in    s'approvisionner en, stocker, acquérir/acheter (en Bourse)
• buy the farm    mourir, être tué
• buy time    sauver le temps
• buy up    (Comm) acheter (qch) en masse, rafler, accaparer

Deutsch (German)
v. - kaufen, erkaufen, abnehmen
n. - Einkauf, Kauf

idioms:

• buy into    sich einen Anteil kaufen
• buy off    bestechen, kaufen
• buy out    freikaufen, auszahlen, aufkaufen
• buy over    jdn. durch Bestechung für sich gewinnen
• buy something in    einkaufen
• buy the farm    töten , getötet werden
• buy time    Kaufzeit
• buy up    aufkaufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγοράζω, ψωνίζω, παίρνω, εξαγοράζω, χάβω
n. - αγορά

idioms:

• buy into    αγοράζω μετοχές εταιρείας
• buy off    εξαγοράζω, δωροδοκώ
• buy out    (οικον.) εξαγοράζω
• buy over    εξαγοράζω, δωροδοκώ
• buy up    αγοράζω όλη την ποσότητα, αγοράζω χονδρικώς, αγοράζω εξ ολοκλήρου

Italiano (Italian)
comprare, acquisto

idioms:

• buy into    diventare socio
• buy off    corrompere
• buy out    rilevare
• buy up    accaparrare
• buyer's market    mercato dei compratori

Português (Portuguese)
v. - comprar, acreditar (gír.)
n. - pechincha (f)

idioms:

• buy into    comprar suprimento
• buy off    subornar
• buy out    obter controle de algo, obter liberdade de alguém
• buy over    subornar
• buy up    comprar todo o estoque de, encampar (empresas)
• buyer's market    mercado (m) do comprador, oferta (f) abundante

Русский (Russian)
покупать, покупка

idioms:

• buy into    приобретать долю (компании)
• buy off    подкупить, откупить
• buy out    выкупить
• buy over    подкупить
• buy up    скупать
• buyer's market    потребительский рынок, рынок, где предложение превышает спрос

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - comprar, adquirir
v. intr. - comprarse
n. - adquisición, compra

idioms:

• buy into    comprar acciones de
• buy off    comprar, sobornar, corromper
• buy out    comprar la parte de (un socio)
• buy over    sobornar
• buy something in    comprar por cuenta de
• buy the farm    morir
• buy time    demorar
• buy up    acaparar, comprar en grandes cantidades

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - köpa
n. - inköp, köp

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
买, 获得, 购买, 交易, 买卖

idioms:

• buy into    买进
• buy off    收买
• buy out    出钱使放弃地位
• buy over    收买, 贿赂
• buy up    全部买进

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 買, 獲得
v. intr. - 買
n. - 購買, 交易, 買賣

idioms:

• buy into    買進
• buy off    收買
• buy out    出錢使放棄地位
• buy over    收買, 賄賂
• buy up    全部買進

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 사다, ~을 얻다, 속죄하다
v. intr. - 사다
n. - 구매

idioms:

• buy into    ~를 사들이다, ~의 주주가 되다
• buy off    ~을 매수하다, ~를 벗어나다
• buy out    ~을 사들이다
• buy over    ~에 뇌물을 쓰다
• buy up    ~을 매점하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 買う, 購入する, 手に入れる, 獲得する, 受け入れる, 買収する
n. - 買うこと, 格安品

idioms:

• buy into    巻き込まれる
• buy off    金を与えて追い払う, 免除金を出して救う
• buy out    買い取る, から株を買い取る
• buy over    買収する
• buy up    買い占める, 接収する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشتري (الاسم) شروة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קנה, האמין, קיבל (מדוברת), רכש את אמונו, העביר לצדו‬
v. intr. - ‮רכש סחורות, פעל כקניין, האמין באדם או בתנועה, תמך ברעיון או בתיאוריה‬
n. - ‮קנייה, מציאה‬

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