Buy
//baɪ//
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Verb
Noun
The word "buy" can be used as verb and noun.
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I don't want to buy anything bought and paid for bought priesthood bring-and-buy bring-and-buy sale buy a dog and bark oneself buy a pup buy a ticket to buy and hold buy and pay for buy back buy boat buy down buy in buy into buy it buy low, sell high buy off buy off on buy out buy out from under buy over buy side buy some time buy someone off buy someone out buy stop order buy straw hats in winter buy the big one buy the dip buy the dips buy the farm buy the rabbit buy the rack buy the same horse twice buy time buy to let buy up buy when it snows and sell when it goes buy when it snows, sell when it goes buy with one's ears buy wolf tickets buy woof tickets buy yourself a hat buy-back buy-bust buy-bust buy-down buy-in buy-off buy-out buy-to-let buy-to-play buyability buyable buycott buydown buyer buying guide buying power buying temperature buyout buyrate buyup buyware can I buy you a drink collective buying cross-buy don't buy green bananas forbuy forebuy group buying impulse buy impulse buy impulse-buy leveraged buy-out money can't buy happiness multibuy must-buy outbuy overbuy panic-bought panic-buy prebuy rebuy shop-bought store-bought that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee unbuy underbuy vote buying why buy a book when you can join a library why buy a book when you can join the library why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
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bring cash carry purse carry wallet choose choose what want to buy count money decide what to buy do online get clerk's attention get job get money go shopping go to mall with money go to store have cash readily available have enough money have in mind have money have money or credit look at it's price order pay paying prepare to spend research available products save money select for purchase spend money steal car steal money first take to counter
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aby accept acquire acquire good acquiring acquiring goods acquiring things acquisition action activity bargain believe best best store bluff bought bribe bring bring and bui business business transaction bye cash cash register charge commerce consume consumerism consuming cry currency currency transaction exchange expensive financial financial operation financial transaction fun gaining gaining things get get object get things getting getting goods getting something getting stuff getting things give giving giving money good goods groceries guy impulsive impulsive action involved item like like guy like purchase like shop malls markets monetary monetary exchange money money involved money use object obtain obtaining obtaining goods operation ownership pay pay for pay money paying paying for purchase purchase action purchase item purchase something purchases purchasing purchasing stuff receipt register respell respell bye sale sell selling shop shopping shopping action sold spend spend money spending spending money store store best stores stuff supermarket supermarket action take take from trade trading transact transaction treat use using using money white
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