buy: Meaning and Definition of

buy

1. to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase.
2. to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery.
3. to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder.
4. to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought.
5. to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to.
6. to redeem; ransom.
7. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace.
8. I don't buy that explanation.
1. to accept or believe:I don't buy that explanation.
2. to be deceived by:He bought the whole story.

1. to be or become a purchaser.
2. to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down.
1. to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of.
2. to buy back one's own possession at an auction.
3. to undertake a buy-in. Also,buy into.
4. to purchase a share, interest, or membership in: They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted.
5. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk.
6. to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the noninterference of; bribe: The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him.
7. to secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise: She bought out an established pharmacist and is doing very well.
8. to buy as much as one can of something or as much as is offered for sale: He bought up the last of the strawberries at the fruit market.

1. an act or instance of buying.
2. something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy.
3. a bargain: The couch was a real buy.