buy in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
buy in Kashmiri कॉशुर
buy in Marathi मराठी
buy in Sindhi سنڌي
buy in English
- buy⇄adj. buyable.
- buy⇄buy, verb, bought,buying,noun.
- buy⇄expr. buy in,
a. to lay in a stock of.
Ex. Many farmers buy in ewes in autumn (London Times).
b. to buy back one's property at an auction when the bids are not high enough.
Ex. An auctioneer, at the moment of non-sale, should be - buy⇄expr. buy into, to obtain an interest or footing in by purchase, as of the shares of a joint-stock company.
Ex. Instead of a sponsor buying into a program (he could not buy into a magazine article), the new plan is to sell commercial time only to t - buy⇄expr. buy off,
a. to get rid of (trouble, interference, or any other obstacle) by paying money to.
Ex. ... to buy off the presence of troops by enormous gifts to their captains (Richard C. Trench).
b. to bribe.
Ex. The crook tri - buy⇄expr. buy out,
a. to buy all the shares, rights, merchandise, or other holdings of.
Ex. to buy out a business, buy a person out.
b. to relinquish a commitment by payment of money.
Ex. He bought himself out of the army. - buy⇄expr. buy over, to bribe.
Ex. [He] had bought the soldiers over to a man (M. W. Freer). - buy⇄expr. buy up, to buy all that one can of or all that is available.
Ex. The new owner agreed to buy up all of the old merchandise in the store. - buy⇄noun 1. (Informal.) a bargain.
Ex. That famous old book was a real buy.
2. (Informal.) a thing bought; purchase.
3. the act of buying. - buy⇄v.i. 1. to buy things.
2. to serve as a buyer; be a buyer.
Ex. to buy for a retail chain. - buy⇄v.t. 1. to get by paying a price, usually in money; purchase.
Ex. You can buy a pencil for five cents.
2. (Figurative.) to get in exchange for something else, or by making some sacrifice.
Ex. Enduring friendship can only be bought by u