English noun: buy | |||
1. | buy (possession) an advantageous purchase | ||
Samples | She got a bargain at the auction. The stock was a real buy at that price. | ||
Synonyms | bargain, steal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | purchase | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | song, travel bargain | ||
English verb: buy | |||
1. | buy (possession) obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction | ||
Samples | The family purchased a new car. The conglomerate acquired a new company. She buys for the big department store. | ||
Examples | The children buy the ball | ||
Synonyms | purchase | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buy back, buy food, buy out, buy up, get, impulse-buy, pick up, repurchase, subscribe, subscribe to, take, take, take out, take over | ||
Entail | choose, pay, pick out, select, take | ||
Verb group | buy | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
Antonyms | sell | ||
2. | buy (possession) make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | ||
Samples | This judge can be bought. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot buy Sue | ||
Synonyms | bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buy off, pay off, sop | ||
Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
3. | buy (stative) be worth or be capable of buying | ||
Samples | This sum will buy you a ride on the train. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Verb group | buy, purchase | ||
4. | buy (possession) acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange | ||
Samples | She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
5. | buy (cognition) accept as true | ||
Samples | I can't buy this story. | ||
Examples | They won't buy the story | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | believe | ||