buy

buy is a 3-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; -- opposed to sell.
2. transitive verb. To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.
3. intransitive verb. To negotiate or treat about a purchase.
4. noun. an advantageous purchase

   "she got a bargain at the auction"

   "the stock was a real buy at that price"

   Synonyms: bargain, steal

5. verb. accept as true

   "I can't buy this story"

6. verb. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

   "The family purchased a new car"

   "The conglomerate acquired a new company"

   Synonyms: purchase

7. verb. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange

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

8. verb. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

   "This judge can be bought"

   Synonyms: bribe, corrupt

9. verb. be worth or be capable of buying

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

Synonyms

bargain, steal, purchase, bribe, corrupt

Common word forms

buys, buyer, buying, buyable

Words from these letters

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