buy
/baɪ/
noun
- 1
Something which is bought; a purchase.
“At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy.”
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
“I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.”
- 2
To obtain by some sacrifice.
“I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams.”
- 3
To bribe.
“He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.”
- 4
To be equivalent to in value.
“The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.”
- 5
To accept as true; to believe
“I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!”
- 6
To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)
“Let's go out for dinner. I'm buying.”
- 7
To make a bluff, usually a large one.
“Smith tried to buy the pot on the river with a huge bluff”
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