buy

Definitions

1. verb

   To get something by paying money.

   Examples

   • He bought the car for me.
   • I want to buy a new phone.
   ≈cheap≈purchase
2. verb

   To gain something by giving up something else.

   Examples

   • I bought comfort by giving up my dreams.
   • You just bought yourself a lot of trouble.
3. verb

   To pay for something bad you did.

   Examples

   • You will buy that mistake sooner or later.
   • He knew he would buy his carelessness with a fine.
4. verb

   To pay someone to act in your favor.

   Examples

   • He tried to buy me with gifts, but I refused.
   • People asked who had bought the officials.
5. verb

   To be worth a certain amount in goods.

   Examples

   • The dollar does not buy as much as it used to.
   • A single coin used to buy a loaf of bread.
6. verb

   To believe or accept as true.

   Examples

   • I am not going to buy your excuses anymore.
   • I do not buy that story at all.
   ≈swallow≈accept≈believe≈swallow≈take on
7. verb

   To pay for something for another person.

   Examples

   • Let's go out for dinner. I am buying.
   • She buys supplies for the company.
8. verb

   In poker, to win by bluffing.

   Examples

   • Smith tried to buy the pot with a huge bluff.
   • She bought the hand with a confident raise.
9. noun

   Something you buy.

   Examples

   • The second hand table was a great buy.
   • The car turned out to be a poor buy.