un-buyable

un-buy

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n bahy]
- /ən baɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n bahy]
- /ən baɪ/

Definitions of un-buyable word

verb with object un-buyable to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase. 1
verb with object un-buyable to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 1
verb with object un-buyable to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. 1
verb with object un-buyable to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. 1
verb with object un-buyable to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. 1
verb with object un-buyable Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. 1

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Origin of un-buyable

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 Un-buyable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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un-buyable 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".