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Meaning and definition for "buy" word

[noun] an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
[verb] accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
[verb] 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"
[verb] acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
[verb] make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
[verb] be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
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\Buy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Buying}.] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell. Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries. --B. Franklin. 2. To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain. Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. --Prov. xxiii. 23. {To buy again}. See {Againbuy}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To buy off}.
(a) To influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield by some consideration; as, to buy off conscience.
(b) To detach by a consideration given; as, to buy off one from a party. {To buy out}
(a) To buy off, or detach from. --Shak.
(b) To purchase the share or shares of in a stock, fund, or partnership, by which the seller is separated from the company, and the purchaser takes his place; as, A buys out B.
(c) To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good will of a business. {To buy in}, to purchase stock in any fund or partnership. {To buy on credit}, to purchase, on a promise, in fact or in law, to make payment at a future day. {To buy the refusal} (of anything), to give a consideration for the right of purchasing, at a fixed price, at a future time.
\Buy\, v. i. To negotiate or treat about a purchase. I will buy with you, sell with you. --Shak.

Synonyms for buy

bargain, bribe, corrupt, purchase, steal

Antonyms: sell

See also: acquire | be | believe | buy food | buy in | buy off | buy out | buy up | choose | get | impulse-buy | pay | pay off | pick out | pick up | purchase | select | song | sop | stock | subscribe | subscribe to | take | take out | take over | travel bargain |

Related terms: acquiesce in, acquire, applaud, be certain, believe, buy into, buy off, buy up, consumer power, get, get at, good pennyworth, grease, hold with, make a buy, money illusion, nod, put faith in, receive, set store by, steal, trust

The fun area, different aproach to word »buy«

Let's analyse "buy" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YUB. Average typing speed for these characters is 750 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: buy: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 (or 1 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: buy: 2 + 3 + 7 = 12, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
B (1) 2 High Priestess Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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