Definition of bu
1. buy [ v ] obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
Examples: : "The family purchased a new car"
"The conglomerate acquired a new company"
"She buys for the big department store"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
Give generously when you buy candy today for the Brain Research_Foundation .
(The Providence Journal,...)
F._Morris_Cochran , university vice_president and business manager , said the house has been bought to provide rental housing for faculty families , particularly for those here for a limited time .
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
For many reasons , the demand to buy shares in the Dallas-headquartered company was tremendous .
Investors who wanted 100 shares in many cases ended_up with 25 , and customers who had put_in a bid to buy 400 shares found themselves with 100 and counted themselves lucky to get that many .
(Los Angeles Times,...)
It was a_level at which some of the investors standing on the sidelines were thought likely to buy the pivotal issues represented in the averages .
Synonyms buy purchase Related Terms sell get take_over pick_up subscribe take get take_out impulse-buy buy_back commerce take_over take_over stock purchase purchase buying buyer bargain pay choose2. buy [ v ] make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Examples:
"This judge can be bought"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
Above_all , do n't set_up extravagant fringe_benefits just to buy employee good_will .
(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)
In a society where everything is for_sale , Marlowe is the only man who cannot be bought .
Synonyms buy bribe grease_one's_palms corrupt Related Terms pay buy_off sop crime bribe3. buy [ v ] acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
Examples:
"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
4. buy [ v ] accept as true
Examples: : "I can't buy this story"
5. buy [ v ] be worth or be capable of buying
Examples:
"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
6. buy [ n ] an advantageous purchase
Examples:
"she got a bargain at the auction"
"the stock was a real buy at that price"
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