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bought
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8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bought
  2. buy
  3. bought-and-sold note
  4. store-bought
  5. buy in
  6. buy off
  7. buy out
  8. buy up

1bought

\ˈbȯt\

Definition of BOUGHT

past and past participle of buy

2bought

adjective

Definition of BOUGHT

: store 2 <bought clothes>

Examples of BOUGHT

  1. <a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item>

Origin of BOUGHT

past participle of buy
First Known Use: 1599

Related to BOUGHT

Synonyms
ready–made, mass-produced, off-the-peg [chiefly British], off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, store, store-bought
Antonyms
bespoke (also bespoken), custom, customized, custom-made, tailored, tailor-made

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with BOUGHT

aught, caught, dot, fraught, ghat, lotte, naught, ought, taut, thought, wrought

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