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BUY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of buy in English buy verb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / baɪ / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / baɪ / bought | bought buy verb ( PAY FOR ) Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ I or T ] to get something by paying money for it: Eventually she had saved enough money to buy a small car . [ + two objects ] He bought his mother some flowers /He bought some flowers for his mother . There are more people buying at this time of the year so prices are high. The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors . I bought my camera from a friend of mine. Synonyms acquire pick something up (BUY) purchase formal snap something up informal to buy something buy I need to buy some new shoes. get I need to go to the supermarket and get some bread. purchase She purchased a new computer. pick something up Can you just run to the store and pick up some eggs? See more results » to pay someone so that they do what you want or do not cause you any trouble : He claimed that the judges concerned had been bought. It shouldn't be possible to buy a Senator to vote on issues that are important to you. buy someone's silence to pay someone or do something for someone, so that that person does not tell anyone something that they know about and that you want to remain secret : What will we have to do to buy her silence ? See more I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport . We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food . They took out a $40,000 mortgage to buy the house . I bought a cheese roll for lunch . She buys all the latest fashion magazines . Buying acquirable acquire acquisition acquisitiveness bidding bidding war extravagance kick kick the tires idiom load up on something phrasal verb make a down payment on something misorder purchasing power reimport reimportation repurchase retail therapy ROBO splurge webrooming See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fraud & corruption buy verb ( BELIEVE ) [ T ] informal to believe that something is true : She'll never buy that story about you getting lost ! to believe someone or something believe Can we believe a word of what this man says? accept Most people accept what the newspapers say. credit UK It’s hard to credit that she’s 87. swallow I personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative. buy When it comes to global warming, he doesn't buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory. See more results » Believing allegedly article of faith ascribe something to something phrasal verb ascription belief deluded evidently feel it in your bones idiom give credence to something give someone the benefit of the doubt idiom incline recognize room room for doubt idiom see something in someone/something phrasal verb seeing is believing idiom self-deceit suspend swallow swear See more results » Idioms buy the farm buy time someone has bought it Phrasal verbs buy something in buy into something buy someone off buy someone out buy yourself out buy something up buy noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / baɪ / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / baɪ / a good/bad buy to be worth /not be worth the price : This jacket is a really good buy, at $200. See more (Definition of buy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) buy | Intermediate English buy verb [ T ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / bɑɪ / past tense and past participle bought us / bɔt / buy verb [T] ( PAY FOR ) Add to word list Add to word list to obtain something by paying money for it: She was saving to buy a car . He bought some flowers for his girlfriend . buy verb [T] ( BELIEVE ) infml to believe that something is true : She’ll never buy that story about having to take care of your sick grandmother . Idiom buy time Phrasal verbs buy into something buy off someone buy out someone buy up something buy noun [ C ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / bɑɪ / buy noun [C] ( ACT OF BUYING ) an occasion in which you pay less for something than what it is worth , and are therefore pleased : The rug turned out to be quite a buy. (Definition of buy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) buy | Business English buy verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / baɪ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio bought | bought Add to word list Add to word list [ I or T ] to get something by paying money for it: Most people who move into a new house are going to buy things. There are more people buying at this time of the year so prices are high. The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors . buy sth from sb We always buy paper from the same supplier . buy sth for sb/sth Customers may be buying mobile phones for their children . buy sb sth I offered to buy him lunch . The firm buys in bulk and negotiates substantial discounts . [ T ] COMMERCE , FINANCE to be enough money to get something: A country where the pound buys almost 30% more than it did a year ago will attract British tourists . buy sb sth A few dollars will buy you a book that holds the experience of a lifetime . Phrasal verbs buy into sth buy sth/sb out buy up sth buy noun [ C ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / baɪ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio something worth the price asked or paid for it: The shares look undervalued and are a good buy . This car was a real buy for $4000. See also best buy impulse buy (Definition of buy from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of buy buy Partially recycled devices could be sold in markets where buying capacity is limited. From The Atlantic She's organizing a trip to buy shoes for the children. From NPR Buy floor lamps that light the place up. From WIRED Can supporters of a candidate try to buy delegate votes? From The Atlantic And yet people and companies continue to line up to buy them. From USA TODAY When you're buying a vehicle of a certain caliber, you expect the best of the best. From CNET Seeing all these statistics doesn't mean we shouldn't move for a job or to buy a house. From Huffington Post Users searching for those products may inevitably want to buy them, meaning the products are critical both for its user engagement and commerce products. From TechCrunch I thought about buying a house, but the thought of a 30-year mortgage made me sweat. From Huffington Post If just one person buys the painting and puts it up in his home, no one will see it. From TIME In the meantime, they are seeking financial support from the city, four years after receiving a $2 million grant to buy property. From Dallas Morning News These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of buy ? Translations of buy in Chinese (Traditional) 為…付款, 買，購買, 相信… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 为…付款, 买，购买, 相信… See more in Spanish comprar, sobornar, adquirir… See more in Portuguese comprar, acreditar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian विकत घेणे… See more ～を買う, 購入する, 買（か）う… See more satın almak, (satın) almak… See more acheter, croire, gober… See more comprar… See more kopen… See more ஏதேனும் ஒன்றிற்கு பணம் செலுத்துவதன் மூலம் பெறுதல்… See more खरीदना… See more ખરીદવું… See more købe… See more köpa… See more beli… See more kaufen… See more kjøpe… See more خریدنا… See more купувати, придбати… See more కొను… See more কেনা, ক্রয় করা… See more koupit… See more membeli… See more ซื้อ… See more mua… See more kupować, kupić… See more -을 사다… See more comprare… See more Need a translator? 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