Buy Bought Money I Buying Baɪ Afford Good

• 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.

buy

Verb Forms

1. to obtain something by paying money for it
• OPPOSITE sell
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• 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

Word Origin

• Old English bycgan, of Germanic origin.