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buy
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BUY
1
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for <I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now>
Related Words acquire, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure, win; finance, pay (for), spring (for); barter (for), deal (for), dicker (over), exchange (for), haggle (for), negotiate (about), trade (for); bargain (with), chaffer (with), horse-trade (with), palter (with); bid, offer; rebuy, repurchase
2
to influence someone with a bribe <there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge>
Related Words fix, tamper (with); abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp; allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt; motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate; goad, induce; flatter, persuade; snare, trap
3
to regard as right or true <if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in>
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