buy

verb (buys, buying; past and past participle bought /bôt/)

• 1obtain in exchange for payment:we had to find some money to buy a house he had been able to buy up hundreds of acres [with two objects]:he bought me a new dress [no object]:had no interest in buying into an entertainment company
• (buy someone out) pay someone to give up an ownership, interest, or share.
• procure the loyalty and support of (someone) by bribery:here was a man who could not be bought I’ll buy off the investigators
• [often with negative] be a means of obtaining (something) through exchange or payment:money can’t buy happiness
• get by sacrifice or great effort:greatness is dearly bought
• [no object] make a profession of purchasing goods for a store or firm.

• 2 informal accept the truth of:I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means [no object]:I hate to buy into stereotypes

• 3 (bought it) informal used to say that someone has died:his friends had bought it in the jungle

noun

• a purchase:the wine is a good buy at $3.49
• an act of purchasing something:out on a produce buy for the restaurant