buy
Meaning of buy
verb
- obtain in exchange for payment.
she bought six first-class stamps
he bought me a new dress
- accept the truth of.
I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means
- a purchase.
wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops
Old English bycgan, of Germanic origin.
Information about buy
- The plural form of buy is: buys.
- Languages in which buy is used:
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Hyphenation of buy
buy
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- buy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
buy synonyms
Meaning bargain:
Meaning purchase:
Meaning bribe:
Meaning buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself:
Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning succeed in obtaining (something), especially with difficulty:
Meaning obtain (something), especially with care or effort:
Meaning gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game:
Meaning an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context:
Meaning a thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future:
Meaning an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum:
Meaning the action or process of adding something to something else:
Meaning an increase in wealth or resources:
Meaning a useful or valuable thing or person:
Meaning the state of having, owning, or controlling something:
Meaning an area of land held by lease:
buy antonyms
Meaning give or hand over (something) in exchange for money:
Translation of buy
- German: Kauf, glauben, abkaufen, kaufen, erstehen, schmieren, bestechen
- Spanish: compra, creer, comprar, adquirir, sobornar, corromper
- French: achat, croire, acheter, corrompre, soudoyer
- Italian: acquisto, compera, credere, bersi, acquistare, comprare, comperare, corrompere
- Portuguese: aquisição, crer, comprar, adquirir, subornar
Words that rhyme with buy
prebuy, rebuy, againbuy, upbuy, overbuy, underbuy, outbuy
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