ALL meanings of buying
buy
B b - noun buying (as modifier) 4
- noun buying the action or an instance of purchasing something 3
- verb with object buying 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 buying to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 1
- verb with object buying to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. 1
- verb with object buying to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. 1
- verb with object buying to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. 1
- verb with object buying Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. 1
- verb with object buying Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace. 1
- verb with object buying Informal. to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. to be deceived by: He bought the whole story. 1
- verb without object buying to be or become a purchaser. 1
- noun buying an act or instance of buying. 1
- noun buying something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy. 1
- noun buying a bargain: The couch was a real buy. 1
- idioms buying buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk. 1
- noun buying The act of making a purchase. 0
- verb buying present participle of buy. 0