buy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 6 senses of the word *buy*:
VERB	possession	buy, purchase	obtain by purchase
possession	buy, bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
stative	buy	be worth or be capable of buying
possession	buy	acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
cognition	buy	accept as true
NOUN	possession	buy, bargain, steal	an advantageous purchase

buy > pronunciation
Sounds	bay'
Rhymes	alibi ... thereby: 16 rhymes with bay...

English > *buy*: 6 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	An advantageous purchase.
Example	"the stock was a real buy at that price"
Synonyms	bargain, steal
Narrower	song	A very small sum
Narrower	travel bargain	A bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)
Broader	purchase	Something acquired by purchase
Spanish	comprar, ganga
Catalan	comprar, ganga
Verbs	buy	obtain by purchase
Verbs	buy	be worth or be capable of buying

English > *buy*: 6 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	The children buy the ball
Example	"She buys for the big department store"
Synonym	purchase
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Entails	choose, take, select, pick out	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Entails	pay	Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Entailed by	check out	record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
	save	spend less
	shop	Do one's shopping / shopping
	trade, merchandise	Engage in the trade of
Narrower	buy back, repurchase	buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
	get	purchase
	impulse-buy	buy on impulse without proper reflection
	pick up	buy casually or spontaneously
	subscribe, subscribe to, take	Receive or obtain regularly
	take	buy, select
	take out, buy food	purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
	take over, buy out, buy up	take over ownership of
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
See also	buy in	amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
See also	buy out, buy up	take over ownership of
Opposite	sell	Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
Similar to	buy	Be worth or be capable of buying
Spanish	adquirir, comprar, mercar
Catalan	adquirir, comprar
Nouns	buy	an advantageous purchase
	buyer	a person who buys
	buying	the act of buying

English > *buy*: 6 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot buy Sue
Synonyms	bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms
Category	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Narrower	buy off, pay off	pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
Narrower	sop	Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
Broader	pay	Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Spanish	comprar, corromper, sobornar
Catalan	comprar, subornar

English > *buy*: 6 senses > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Be worth or be capable of buying.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Similar to	buy, purchase	Obtain by purchase
Spanish	adquirir, comprar, equivaler
Catalan	adquirir, comprar
Nouns	buy	an advantageous purchase

English > *buy*: 6 senses > verb 4, possession
Meaning	acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Spanish	adquirir
Catalan	comprar

English > *buy*: 6 senses > verb 5, cognition
Meaning	Accept as true.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They won't buy the story
Example	"I can't buy this story"
Broader	believe	Accept as true
Spanish	creer

HyperDic: buy