bring-and-buyadj.

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bring v., and conj.¹, buy v.

Etymology: < bring v. + and conj.¹ + buy v.

Descriptive of a charity bazaar, stall, etc., to which people bring objects for sale, and buy those brought by others. Also elliptical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adjective] > bazaar, jumble sale, or sale of work

rummage sale1905

bring-and-buy1932

1932 N.Z. Home & Country 1 Dec. 20/1 A ‘Bring and Buy’ stall was held, the proceeds to be donated to the Plunket Society.

1950 S. Ertz Prodigal Heart xii. 210 A recent ‘Bring and Buy’ bazaar in aid of the Crippled Boys' Home.

1952 A. Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead xiv. 115 ‘I got it at the B. and B. at Christmas.’ ‘B. and B.?’..‘Bring and Buy... You bring things you don't want, and you buy something.’

1967 Span July 4 A bring and buy sale and lunch was held at Mrs. Miriam Stevens' house on Boars Hill on June 8th.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	bring-and-buy
释义	bring-and-buyadj. Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bring v., and conj.¹, buy v. Etymology: < bring v. + and conj.¹ + buy v. Descriptive of a charity bazaar, stall, etc., to which people bring objects for sale, and buy those brought by others. Also elliptical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adjective] > bazaar, jumble sale, or sale of work rummage sale1905 bring-and-buy1932 1932 N.Z. Home & Country 1 Dec. 20/1 A ‘Bring and Buy’ stall was held, the proceeds to be donated to the Plunket Society. 1950 S. Ertz Prodigal Heart xii. 210 A recent ‘Bring and Buy’ bazaar in aid of the Crippled Boys' Home. 1952 A. Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead xiv. 115 ‘I got it at the B. and B. at Christmas.’ ‘B. and B.?’..‘Bring and Buy... You bring things you don't want, and you buy something.’ 1967 Span July 4 A bring and buy sale and lunch was held at Mrs. Miriam Stevens' house on Boars Hill on June 8th. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1932
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