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Overview of verb buy

The verb Buy1.) Bargain, buy, steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")

1.) Buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")

buy has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)

• buy, Purchase1.) Purchase -- (the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake")
  
  2.) Purchase -- (something acquired by purchase)
  
  purchase -- (Obtain1.) Obtain -- (come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?")
  
  2.) Receive, get, find, obtain, incur -- (receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions")
  
  obtain by Purchase1.) Purchase -- (the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake")
  
  2.) Purchase -- (something acquired by purchase)
  
  purchase; acquire by Means1.) Means, agency, way -- (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success")
  
  2.) Means -- (an instrumentality for accomplishing some end)
  
  means of a Financial1.) Fiscal, financial -- (involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility")
  
  financial transaction; "The Family1.) Family, household, house, home, menage -- (a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home")
  
  2.) Family, family unit -- (primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family")
  
  family purchased a New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new car"; "The Conglomerate1.) Pudding stone, conglomerate -- (a composite rock made up of particles of varying size)
  
  2.) Conglomerate, empire -- (a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization)
  
  conglomerate acquired a New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new company"; "She Buys1.) Bargain, buy, steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")
  
  1.) Buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")
  
  buys for the Big1.) Large, big -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world")
  
  2.) Big -- (significant; "graduation was a big day in his life")
  
  big department store")

• bribe, Corrupt1.) Corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect -- (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals")
  
  2.) Corrupt, spoil -- (alter from the original)
  
  corrupt, buy, Grease1.) Grease, lubricating oil -- (a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery))
  
  2.) Dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge -- (the state of being covered with unclean things)
  
  grease one's Palms1.) Palm, thenar -- (the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
  
  2.) Palm -- (a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand)
  
  palms -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make illegal Payments1.) Payment -- (a sum of money paid)
  
  2.) Payment, defrayal, defrayment -- (the act of paying money)
  
  payments to in Exchange1.) Exchange -- (chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another)
  
  2.) Exchange -- (a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange")
  
  exchange for Favors1.) Favor, favour -- (an act of gracious kindness)
  
  2.) Favor, favour -- (an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor")
  
  favors or Influence1.) Influence -- (a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job")
  
  2.) Influence -- (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)
  
  influence; "This Judge1.) Judge, justice, jurist, magistrate -- (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
  
  2.) Evaluator, judge -- (an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality)
  
  judge can be bought")

• buy -- (Acquire1.) Get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")
  
  2.) Assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take -- (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables")
  
  acquire by Trade1.) Trade -- (the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade")
  
  2.) Craft, trade -- (people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade")
  
  trade or Sacrifice1.) Forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice -- (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
  
  2.) Sacrifice -- (personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective))
  
  sacrifice or Exchange1.) Exchange -- (chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another)
  
  2.) Exchange -- (a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange")
  
  exchange; "She Wanted1.) Desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room")
  
  2.) Want, need, require -- (have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner")
  
  wanted to Buy1.) Bargain, buy, steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")
  
  1.) Buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")
  
  buy his Love1.) Love -- (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love")
  
  2.) Love, passion -- (any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";)
  
  love with her Dedication1.) Dedication -- (complete and wholehearted fidelity)
  
  2.) Dedication -- (a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose)
  
  dedication to him and his work")

• buy -- (Accept1.) Accept -- (consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument")
  
  2.) Accept, take, have -- (receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present")
  
  accept as True1.) True -- (proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true")
  
  1.) True, true up -- (make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine")
  
  true; "I can't Buy1.) Bargain, buy, steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")
  
  1.) Buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")
  
  buy this story")

• buy -- (be Worth1.) Worth -- (an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline")
  
  2.) Worth -- (the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful)
  
  worth or be Capable1.) Capable -- ((usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet")
  
  2.) Capable, open, subject -- (possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation")
  
  capable of Buying1.) Buying, purchasing -- (the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge")
  
  1.) Buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")
  
  buying; "This Sum1.) Sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money -- (a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient")
  
  2.) Sum, amount, total -- (a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers)
  
  sum will Buy1.) Bargain, buy, steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")
  
  1.) Buy, purchase -- (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store")
  
  buy you a Ride1.) Drive, ride -- (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car")
  
  2.) Ride -- (a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)
  
  ride on the train")