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- [bahy]
- /baɪ/
- /baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy]
- /baɪ/
Definitions of buy word
- verb buy If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. 3
- verb buy If you talk about the quantity or standard of goods an amount of money buys, you are referring to the price of the goods or the value of the money. 3
- verb buy If you buy something like time, freedom, or victory, you obtain it but only by offering or giving up something in return. 3
- verb buy If you say that a person can be bought, you are criticizing the fact that they will give their help or loyalty to someone in return for money. 3
- verb buy If you buy an idea or a theory, you believe and accept it. 3
- verb buy Buy into means the same as buy. 3
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Origin of buy
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent
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Parts of speech for Buy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buy
noun buy
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- acquisition — If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
- investment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
verb buy
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- procure — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
Antonyms for buy
verb buy
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
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