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buys definition

buys


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buy 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  buy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  take 
  =>  get 
  =>  subscribe,  subscribe  to  take 
  =>  take  over  buy  out  buy  up 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  take  out  buy  food 
  =>  impulse-buy 
 
  Sense  2 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  sop 
  =>  buy  off  pay  off 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  buy 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  buy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  take 
  =>  get 
  =>  subscribe,  subscribe  to  take 
  =>  take  over  buy  out  buy  up 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  take  out  buy  food 
  =>  impulse-buy 
 
  Sense  2 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  sop 
  =>  buy  off  pay  off 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  buy 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  buy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  pay 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  buy 
 
  5  senses  of  buy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  get  acquire 
  Also  See->  buy  in#1;  buy  up#1;  buy  out#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  pay 
 
  Sense  3 
  buy 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  4 
  buy 
  =>  believe 
 
  Sense  5 
  buy 
  =>  be 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  buy 
 
  buy  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  buy 
 
  Sense  1 
  buy  purchase 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  5 
  buy 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  pay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  buy 
  =>  get  acquire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  buy 
  =>  believe 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  buy 
  buy 
  buyback 
  buyer 
  buyer's  market 
  buyi 
  buying 
  buyout 
  buyout  bid 
 
  Overview  of  noun  buy 
 
  The  noun  buy  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bargain,  buy  steal  --  (an  advantageous  purchase;  "she  got  a  bargain  at  the  auction";  "the  stock  was  a  real  buy  at  that  price") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buy 
 
  The  verb  buy  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (594)  buy  purchase  --  (obtain  by  purchase;  acquire  by  means  of  a  financial  transaction:  "The  family  purchased  a  new  car";  "The  conglomerate  acquired  a  new  company";  "She  buys  for  the  big  department  store") 
  2.  (7)  bribe,  corrupt,  buy  --  (make  illegal  payments  to  in  exchange  for  favors  or  influence;  "This  judge  can  be  bought") 
  3.  (5)  buy  --  (acquire  by  trade  or  sacrifice  or  exchange;  "She  wanted  to  buy  his  love  with  her  dedication  to  him  and  his  work") 
  4.  (4)  buy  --  (accept  as  true:  "I  can't  buy  this  story") 
  5.  (3)  buy  --  (be  worth  or  be  capable  of  buying;  "This  sum  will  buy  you  a  ride  on  the  train") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  buy 
 
  The  noun  buy  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bargain,  buy  steal  --  (an  advantageous  purchase;  "she  got  a  bargain  at  the  auction";  "the  stock  was  a  real  buy  at  that  price") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  buy 
 
  The  verb  buy  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (594)  buy  purchase  --  (obtain  by  purchase;  acquire  by  means  of  a  financial  transaction:  "The  family  purchased  a  new  car";  "The  conglomerate  acquired  a  new  company";  "She  buys  for  the  big  department  store") 
  2.  (7)  bribe,  corrupt,  buy  --  (make  illegal  payments  to  in  exchange  for  favors  or  influence;  "This  judge  can  be  bought") 
  3.  (5)  buy  --  (acquire  by  trade  or  sacrifice  or  exchange;  "She  wanted  to  buy  his  love  with  her  dedication  to  him  and  his  work") 
  4.  (4)  buy  --  (accept  as  true:  "I  can't  buy  this  story") 
  5.  (3)  buy  --  (be  worth  or  be  capable  of  buying;  "This  sum  will  buy  you  a  ride  on  the  train") 



buys definition