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.

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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. Bimlendra Jha:

   If this pension fund liability is not taken care of, there is no buyer sitting out there to buy this business, if we don't solve that problem we are staring at some very, very bad consequences for the taxpayers of the UK.

2. Bert Ross:

   Either they're getting the cards themselves or they're having them embossed, and using stolen credit cards to buy diesel fuel. They're transporting that fuel around the state, sometimes outside the state.

3. Rick DePiro:

   You don't get a free lunch until you can afford to buy the restaurant.

4. Jeffrey Grogger:

   Imagine all the counties in the Bay Area passed soda taxes. How many people are really going to Gilroy to buy sodas?

5. Alberto Perlman:

   We envision as the headsets get lighter and the technology gets better, you'll be able to be in a Zumba class at home, the average person will go into a store, buy a piece of elastic casing, put it on their phone, and download the class.