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Buy

🔄 Synonyms of "Buy"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
corruptverbWilling to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
bargainnounAn item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
purchasenounThe acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
stealverb(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
bribenounSomething (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.

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sellverb(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

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purchaseverbTo buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
bargainverb(intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; to haggle.
bribeverb(transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
corruptverb(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
stealverb(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
payverb(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
paidThat is not free of charge; that costs money.
sellverb(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
salenounAn exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
purchasingnounAn act or process of making a purchase.
buybacknounThe repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
payingnounpayment
purchasernounOne who purchases.
investverbTo spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
sellingnounAction of the verb to sell.
spendverb(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
payablenounDue to be paid.
commuteverb(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
provideverbTo give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
earnverb(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

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