Synonyms for buy
baɪbuy

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1. buyverb

   Antonyms:
   sale

2. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   purchase

   Antonyms:
   sell, vend

3. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   accept, take on, believe, swallow

   Antonyms:
   pitch, disbelieve, reject

4. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   make a buy

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1. buy

   Buy and purchase are close synonyms, signifying to obtain or secure as one's own by paying or promising to pay a price; in numerous cases the two words are freely interchangeable, but with the difference usually found between words of Saxon and those of French or Latin origin. The Saxon buy is used for all the homely and petty concerns of common life, the French purchase is often restricted to transactions of more dignity; yet the Saxon word buy is commonly more emphatic, and in the higher ranges of thought appeals more strongly to the feelings. One may either buy or purchase fame, favor, honor, pleasure, etc., but when our feelings are stirred we speak of victory or freedom as dearly bought. "Buy the truth, and sell it not" (Prov. xxiii, 23) would be greatly weakened by the rendering "Purchase the truth, and do not dispose of it." Compare BUSINESS; GET; PRICE; SALE.

   Synonyms:
   acquire, bargain for, barter for, get, obtain, procure, purchase, secure

   Antonyms:
   barter, dispose of, exchange, put to sale, sell

   Preposition:
   Purchase at a price; at a public sale; of or from a person; for cash; with money; on time.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buy

   Synonyms:
   purchase, bribe, subsidize, suborn

   Antonyms:
   sell, vend, hawk, retail

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. bargain, buy, stealverb

   an advantageous purchase

   "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

   Synonyms:
   deal, bargain, steal

   Antonyms:
   sell

2. buy, purchaseverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

   Antonyms:
   sell

3. bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palmsverb

   make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

   "This judge can be bought"

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, pervert, spoil, vitiate, deprave, debauch, purchase, subvert, profane, defile, sully, debase, misdirect, demoralise, corrupt, taint, demoralize, cloud, bribe

   Antonyms:
   sell

4. buyverb

   be worth or be capable of buying

   "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

   Antonyms:
   sell

5. buyverb

   acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

   "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

   Antonyms:
   sell

6. buyverb

   accept as true

   "I can't buy this story"

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe

   Antonyms:
   sell

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Believe
   • Commerce
   • Crime
   • Get
   • Pay

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   purchase, bargain for

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buyverb

   Synonyms:
   purchase

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1. List of paraphrases for "buy":

   purchase, buying, buys, purchasing, acquire, bought, procure, purchased, purchases, procurement, shop, pay, acquisition, get, afford, bribe

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1. Lisa Monaco:

   Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, more people have turned to the darknet than ever before to buy drugs.

2. Jason Goldberg:

   I'm a little skeptical of it, if I'm Albertsons or Walmart, do I want to buy a digital merchandising solution that was invented by Kroger ?

3. Judicial Watch:

   The questions just keep popping up. Every time the State Department tries to justify its stonewalling, one more bit of information arises, if the State Department was not providing secure email devices to Mrs. Clinton, who was? Best Buy? Target? Mrs. Clinton clearly did whatever she wanted, without regard to national security or federal records keeping laws.

4. Anand Kumar:

   The mandate of the government is that we should buy power at a competitive price which is affordable.

5. Qi Gao:

   We are bearish on Asia FX this year and look to buy USD/Asia FX on dips, a recovery in China, modest rise in oil prices, freezing of the Fed funds rate and a large size of QE or QQE by the ECB and BOJ could send Asian currencies higher. But it does not seem possible in the first half.