Analysis Complete

buy

/ buy /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
accept as true
"I can''t buy this story"
Type of:
believe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
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"
Opposites:
sell
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
buy back repurchase take get subscribe
Derived:
purchase buyer purchaser emptor vendee
Entails:
pay choose take
See also:
stock buy in take over buy out buy up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
verb Sense 3
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
Type of:
get acquire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
be worth or be capable of buying
"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
Type of:
be
Derived:
bargain steal
Verb group:
purchase
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
an advantageous purchase
"she got a bargain at the auction"
"the stock was a real buy at that price"
Type of:
purchase
Kinds of:
song travel bargain
Derived:
purchase dicker bargain
verb Sense 6
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
"This judge can be bought"
Type of:
pay
Kinds of:
sop buy off pay off
Derived:
briber suborner bribery graft bribe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
crime law-breaking
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

believe get acquire buy back repurchase take subscribe sell be purchase song travel bargain