buy /bī/

1. To purchase for money
2. To bribe
3. To obtain in exchange for something
4. To redeem (theology)
5. To accept, believe (slang)

To be or act as a buyer

Something purchased

buyˈable adjective and noun

buyˈer noun

1. A person who buys
2. A person employed to buy goods (eg for a store or company)

buyˈ-back noun

1. The optional or obligatory buying back by the seller of all or part of what was sold (commerce)
2. The purchasing by a company of its own shares (finance)

buyers’ market or buyer's market noun

One in which buyers control the price, because supply exceeds demand

buyˈ-in noun

The purchase of a company by an individual or group from outside the company (see also buy in below)

a good buy (informal)

A wise purchase, a bargain

buy and sell (Shakespeare)

To traffic in

buy in

1. To collect a stock (of) by buying
2. To buy shares
3. To buy into
4. To buy back for the owner at an auction when the reserve price is not reached (buyˈ-in noun)

buy into

1. To pay for a share or interest in
2. To accept as valid, subscribe to (informal)

buy off

1. To buy exemption or release for
2. To get rid of by paying

buy out

1. To dispossess or take over possession from by payment (buyˈout noun), specif the purchase of a company by its own staff or managers
2. To buy off

buy over

1. To win over by payment
2. To bribe

buy up

To purchase the whole available stock of

have bought it (slang)

To have been killed

• up shit creek
• up shit creek see under
• up shit creek without a paddle
• up shit creek without a paddle see under
• upshoot
• upshooting
• upshoots
• upshot
• upshots
• upside
• upside down
• upside-down
• upside-down cake
• upside-down cakes
• upsideowne
• upsides
• upsies
• upsilon
• upsilons
• upsitting
• upsittings
• upskill
• upskilled
• upskilling
• upskills