buy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaɪ/, /ˈbɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/baɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bī)

Inflections of 'buy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
buys
v 3rd person singular
buying
v pres p
bought
v past
bought
v past p

Collocations for "buy"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "buy" in context.

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buy

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. buy [clothes, food, a new TV]
  2. (can) buy it at the [store, market]
  3. bought (it) on [sale, discount]
  4. bought (it) at a [high price, low price, bargain]
  5. buy it over the counter
  6. buy from the [US, convenience store]
  7. buy with confidence
  8. buy [local, handmade, online, British]
  9. bought her [clothes, some food]
  10. buy and [sell, review, download]
  11. buy [online, at an auction, on the Internet]
  12. rent or buy
  13. buy (property) to [rent, lease]
  14. buy up (all) the [supplies, land, real estate]
  15. compare and buy
  16. [compare, shop around] before you buy
  17. [rent, lease] with (the) option to buy
  18. [can't, cannot] afford to buy
  19. bought himself a (new) [car, cell phone]
  20. bought himself out
  21. bought himself out of the [company, army
  22. the [company, firm] was bought out by
  23. buy shares (in)
  24. money can't buy (you) [love, happiness]
  25. [should, might, ought to, will] buy you some time
  26. buy [her story, that theory, his lies]
  27. I don't buy [it, his explanation]
  28. but I'm not buying it
  29. buy into the [idea, myth, stereotype] (of)
  30. slang: buy it
n
  1. was a [great, fantastic, good] buy
  2. found a [great] buy (at)
  3. looking for a good buy
  4. the [shoes, pants] were a (really) good buy
  5. a good buy on [shoes]
  6. is a popular buy for [summer, Christmas]
  7. the [best, bargain] buys for [Christmas]
  8. was quite [a, the] buy
'buy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Christmas - ID - Swedish - Swiss - advance - affection - afford - album - alert - anniversary - any - apparel - appliance - arcade - art - artichoke - auction - average - bait - baker - balcony - band - barbecue - bedding - bin - blister - boat - bond - bondage - book - bulk - café - calendar - camel - camping - candy - canvas - car - card - carpet - carrier - carton - cartridge - cash - celery - chap - cheap - chip - cigarette - cinema

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