Buy
verb
To get something by paying money for it.
I want to buy a new phone.
Often appears as...
- buy a car
- buy a ticket
verb
To accept or believe something as true.
I don't buy your excuse.
Often appears as...
- buy an argument
- buy an excuse
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To bribe or corrupt someone.
He tried to buy the witness.
Often appears as...
- buy a jury
- buy a judge
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To pay someone to stop them from exposing a secret.
He bought her silence with a large sum of money.
Often appears as...
- buy someone's silence
- buy someone's loyalty
verb
To make time by making something happen as slowly as possible.
By delaying the meeting, we can buy some time.
Often appears as...
- buy time
- buy a few moments
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To get something by paying money for it.
I want to buy a new phone.
Often appears as...
- buy a car
- buy a ticket
verb
To accept or believe something as true.
I don't buy your excuse.
Often appears as...
- buy an argument
- buy an excuse
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To bribe or corrupt someone.
He tried to buy the witness.
Often appears as...
- buy a jury
- buy a judge
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To pay someone to stop them from exposing a secret.
He bought her silence with a large sum of money.
Often appears as...
- buy someone's silence
- buy someone's loyalty
verb
To make time by making something happen as slowly as possible.
By delaying the meeting, we can buy some time.
Often appears as...
- buy time
- buy a few moments
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Commercial Transactions
Used in everyday commerce, 'buy' indicates the act of exchanging money for goods or services.
She buys fresh vegetables at the local market.
Pro Tip 2/2Future Intent
'Buy' is often used to express future plans or desires to obtain something.
We're planning to buy a house next year.
Pro Tip 1/2Commercial Transactions
Used in everyday commerce, 'buy' indicates the act of exchanging money for goods or services.
She buys fresh vegetables at the local market.
Pro Tip 2/2Future Intent
'Buy' is often used to express future plans or desires to obtain something.
We're planning to buy a house next year.
Pro Tip 1/2Commercial Transactions
Used in everyday commerce, 'buy' indicates the act of exchanging money for goods or services.
She buys fresh vegetables at the local market.
Pro Tip 2/2Future Intent
'Buy' is often used to express future plans or desires to obtain something.
We're planning to buy a house next year.
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Getting started as a DJ:...
Now, the great thing about technologies now is whether it's a two dollar app or a couple hundred dollar equipment, which I'm sure most parents won't want to buy for their child, is that almost anyone who has a passion for DJing and a passion for the music and who might want to pursue a career in it really has the ability to, well, pursue it,
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The paradox of value -...
That's when you begin to choose diamonds over water. And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food,
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How exposing anonymous...
like opening bank accounts, buying and owning assets, and transferring money. What's more, it can be listed as the owner of other companies, including ones opened in places with stricter disclosure rules. This allows someone to create a complex world-wide chain of ownership that can take years to unravel.
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How to create a great...
second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will outperform others and last of all the name is a real
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The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves. The slave trade had become an arms race,
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Why are we so attached...
It's as if the buyers believed the objects they'd purchased were somehow imbued with the essence of their former celebrity owners. For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones.
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5 ways to kill your...
If you have dreams, it's your responsibility to make them happen. Yes, it may be hard to find talent. Yes, the market may be bad. But if no one invested in your idea, if no one bought your product, for sure, there is something there that is your fault.
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Why Elephants May Go...
it doesn't indicate social status then you can begin to suppress that demand you don't want to buy ivory you think it's socially unacceptable you then have a responsibility to tell your friends that becomes your opportunity to educate
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The life cycle of a...
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy two billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made,
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10 TOP Natural History...
are close to a meter tall quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
Video examples
Getting started as a DJ:...
Now, the great thing about technologies now is whether it's a two dollar app or a couple hundred dollar equipment, which I'm sure most parents won't want to buy for their child, is that almost anyone who has a passion for DJing and a passion for the music and who might want to pursue a career in it really has the ability to, well, pursue it,
Video examples
The paradox of value -...
That's when you begin to choose diamonds over water. And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food,
Video examples
How exposing anonymous...
like opening bank accounts, buying and owning assets, and transferring money. What's more, it can be listed as the owner of other companies, including ones opened in places with stricter disclosure rules. This allows someone to create a complex world-wide chain of ownership that can take years to unravel.
Video examples
How to create a great...
second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will outperform others and last of all the name is a real
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves. The slave trade had become an arms race,
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
It's as if the buyers believed the objects they'd purchased were somehow imbued with the essence of their former celebrity owners. For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones.
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
If you have dreams, it's your responsibility to make them happen. Yes, it may be hard to find talent. Yes, the market may be bad. But if no one invested in your idea, if no one bought your product, for sure, there is something there that is your fault.
Video examples
Why Elephants May Go...
it doesn't indicate social status then you can begin to suppress that demand you don't want to buy ivory you think it's socially unacceptable you then have a responsibility to tell your friends that becomes your opportunity to educate
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy two billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made,
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
are close to a meter tall quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
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Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
Free love? as if love is anything but free. Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love.
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Emma Roberts
American Actress
Stuffing is my favorite food in the world! I actually have been known to go buy stuffing and make it in the middle of summer.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
People cheer the Bible, buy the Bible, give the Bible, own the Bible - they just don't actually read the Bible.
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Rick Perry
American Politician
Let's make what Americans buy. Buy what Americans make. And sell it to the world.
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Steve Schirripa
American Comedian
As far as my own life goes, I don't buy into the Hollywood scene.
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Reba McEntire
American Musician
All the money in the world can't buy you back good health.
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Jon Johansen
Norwegian Celebrity
I've probably bought ten CDs in my whole life.
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Molly Qerim
American Entertainer
Everything in life cannot be bought.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Money can't buy life.
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Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
Free love? as if love is anything but free. Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love.
Quote examples
Emma Roberts
American Actress
Stuffing is my favorite food in the world! I actually have been known to go buy stuffing and make it in the middle of summer.
Quote examples
Ogden Nash
American Poet
Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
Quote examples
John Ortberg
American Clergyman
People cheer the Bible, buy the Bible, give the Bible, own the Bible - they just don't actually read the Bible.
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Rick Perry
American Politician
Let's make what Americans buy. Buy what Americans make. And sell it to the world.
Quote examples
Steve Schirripa
American Comedian
As far as my own life goes, I don't buy into the Hollywood scene.
Quote examples
Reba McEntire
American Musician
All the money in the world can't buy you back good health.
Quote examples
Jon Johansen
Norwegian Celebrity
I've probably bought ten CDs in my whole life.
Quote examples
Molly Qerim
American Entertainer
Everything in life cannot be bought.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Money can't buy life.
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