Definition of buy
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money : purchase
buy a car buying stock in the company bought us dinner
2a
: to obtain in exchange for something often at a sacrifice
They bought peace with their freedom.
4
: to be the purchasing equivalent of
The dollar buys less today than it used to.
: to make a purchase
Now is a good time to buy.
buy
nounDefinition of buy (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: an act of acquiring possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of something by payment especially of money : an act of buying (see buy entry 1 sense 1) : purchase
an undercover drug buy
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The first known use of buy was before the 12th century
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