Collocations for "bought"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bought" in context.
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buy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- buy [clothes, food, a new TV]
- (can) buy it at the [store, market]
- bought (it) on [sale, discount]
- bought (it) at a [high price, low price, bargain]
- buy it over the counter
- buy from the [US, convenience store]
- buy with confidence
- buy [local, handmade, online, British]
- bought her [clothes, some food]
- buy and [sell, review, download]
- buy [online, at an auction, on the Internet]
- rent or buy
- buy (property) to [rent, lease]
- buy up (all) the [supplies, land, real estate]
- compare and buy
- [compare, shop around] before you buy
- [rent, lease] with (the) option to buy
- [can't, cannot] afford to buy
- bought himself a (new) [car, cell phone]
- bought himself out
- bought himself out of the [company, army
- the [company, firm] was bought out by
- buy shares (in)
- money can't buy (you) [love, happiness]
- [should, might, ought to, will] buy you some time
- buy [her story, that theory, his lies]
- I don't buy [it, his explanation]
- but I'm not buying it
- buy into the [idea, myth, stereotype] (of)
- slang: buy it
- was a [great, fantastic, good] buy
- found a [great] buy (at)
- looking for a good buy
- the [shoes, pants] were a (really) good buy
- a good buy on [shoes]
- is a popular buy for [summer, Christmas]
- the [best, bargain] buys for [Christmas]
- was quite [a, the] buy
'bought' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allowance
- approval
- as
- assortment
- auction
- bakery
- bargain
- basketball
- batch
- blade
- block
- blouse
- boat
- bolster
- booklet
- brand
- buy
- carton
- cheap
- chew
- concert
- consignment
- corporation
- counter
- credit
- dealer
- desktop
- developer
- diamond
- dime
- directly
- dirt
- dish
- dope
- dozen
- drum
- egg
- engagement
- fax
- flake
- flea
- fleece
- floss
- flower
- freedom
- fudge
- gear
- gift
- grandmother
- hand