Buy definition
Buy is a verb meaning "obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction." It has 6 meanings, as a verb and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- verb, noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 3
- How common
- Everyday word
Buy as a verb
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
"She buys for the big department store"
Same sense: purchase
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Same sense: corrupt, bribe
be worth or be capable of buying
"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
accept as true
"I can't buy this story"
Buy as a noun
an advantageous purchase
"the stock was a real buy at that price"
Same sense: steal, bargain
Synonyms and antonyms
- purchase
- corrupt
- bribe
- steal
- bargain
Opposite: sell.
How to say buy
Buy has 1 syllable and rhymes with by. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with buy
BUY in word games
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Anagrams
- 0
Is BUY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check BUY in the word checker, or unscramble BUY to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.