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buy - 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" |
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sell persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
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acquire,
get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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commerce,
commercialism,
mercantilism transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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buy in,
stock,
stock up have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
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buy out,
buy up,
take over take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
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buy out,
buy up,
take over take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
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buy back,
repurchase buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago"
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take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
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get cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
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subscribe,
subscribe to,
take adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
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buy out,
buy up,
take over take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
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pick up lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
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buy food,
take out buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook"
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impulse-buy buy on impulse without proper reflection
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buy - be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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buy - accept as true; "I can't buy this story" |
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believe accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
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buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" |
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acquire,
get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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