buy
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English bycġan (“‘obtain by paying a price’”), which is cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan). Both are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bheug(h).
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[edit] Verb
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to buy (third-person singular simple present buys, present participle buying, simple past and past participle bought)
- (transitive) To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
- (transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe
- I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!
[edit] Synonyms
- (obtain (something) in exchange for money): purchase
- (accept as true): accept, believe, swallow (informal), take on
[edit] Antonyms
- (obtain (something) in exchange for money): sell, vend
- (accept as true): disbelieve, reject, pitch
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[edit] Translations
to obtain for money
to accept as true
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[edit] References
- buy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- buy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
