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Definition buy in British English

buy verb

verb
/baɪ/
1

to get something by paying money for it

Example

I need to buy some new clothes.

Example

Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet.

Example

Tickets can be bought at the door.

Example

A lot of people just come into the shop without buying.

Example

I bought a ball from the toy shop.

Example

I said I'd buy his bike off him.

Example

He's always buying me presents.

Example

Ed's parents bought that new computer for him.

Example

They offered to buy the car for £1,000.

Example

This dog food is cheaper when you buy it in bulk.

Example

We buy all our software by mail order.

Synonyms and related words
buy get purchase
1.1

if an amount of money buys something, it is large enough to pay for that thing

Example

£5 million would buy you a nice house in central London.

Example

the best education money can buy

Synonyms and related words
cost buy work out
2

to give someone something so that they will do something dishonest for you

Example

It's nice to know that some people can't be bought.

Synonyms and related words
be on the take blackmail bribe
3

to get something that you want or need, usually by losing something else that is important

Example

attempts to buy peace with land

Example

Increased profits would be bought at the expense of paying less attention to quality.

Synonyms and related words
get come by accept
4

to do something in order to get more time to do or finish something else

Example

That should buy us another week.

Example

These negotiations are all part of a plan to buy time to win more support.

Synonyms and related words
plan arrange organize
5

to believe or accept something, especially something that is unlikely to be true or reasonable

Example

'It's her birthday, but I told her I had to work late.' 'She'll never buy that!'

Synonyms and related words
think believe in suppose
Definition buy in British English