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Buy Bought Money I Buying Baɪ Afford Good

Word3 buy
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /baɪ/ /baɪ/
Example
  • where did you buy that dress?
  • she had no money to buy a ticket.
  • they can't afford to buy school books.
  • if you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.
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buy

(verb)/baɪ/ /baɪ/

    Verb Forms

  1. to obtain something by paying money for it
    • OPPOSITE sell
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sell_2
    • Where did you buy that dress?
    • She had no money to buy a ticket.
    • They can't afford to buy school books.
    • If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.
    • I bought it from a friend for £10.
    • She bought it off eBay for $50.
    • He bought me a new coat.
    • He bought a new coat for me.
    • I bought my car second-hand.
    • They buy all their groceries in bulk .
    • It's generally cheaper if you buy online.
    • They make their money by buying cheap and selling dear.

    Extra Examples

    • He bought a car for his daughter.
    • I bought it for $25.
    • I bought some books from a friend.
    • I can't afford to buy a new car.
    • Old bicycles can be bought quite cheaply.
    • She makes her living buying and selling antiques.
    • Was the produce imported or bought locally?
    • We can afford to buy enough paint to do the whole house.
    • Young people are very comfortable buying online.
  2. to be enough to pay for something
    • He gave his children the best education that money can buy.
    • Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays.
    • There are some things money can't buy.
  3. to persuade somebody to do something dishonest in return for money
    • He can't be bought (= he's too honest to accept money in this way).
  4. to obtain something by losing something else of great value
    • Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
  5. to believe that something is true, especially something that is not very likely
    • You could say you were ill but I don't think they'd buy it (= accept the explanation).
  6. the very best
    • We make sure our clients get the best that money can buy.
  7. to have been killed, especially in an accident or a war
    • Joe finally bought it in a plane crash in Tunisia.
  8. to get back a country's assets, such as land or property, after they have been owned by another country
    • The prime minister revealed his plan to buy back the farm from foreign ownership.
  9. to die
  10. to do something in order to delay an event, a decision, etc.
    • The negotiators kept the gunman talking to buy time for the hostages.
  11. if you buy a pig in a poke, you buy something without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough
    • Buying from a catalogue can mean buying a pig in a poke.
  12. to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid
  13. Word Origin

    • Old English bycgan, of Germanic origin.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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