buys
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Pronunciation
- IPA /baɪz/
Noun
buys noun
- Something which is bought; a purchase.“At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy.”
Verb
buys verb
- To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods“I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.”
- To obtain by some sacrifice.“I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams.”
- To bribe.“He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.”
- To be equivalent to in value.“The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.”
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make a buyacceptbelieveswallowtake oncheappurchasebargainbribecorruptstealdiesacquisitionprocurementshoppingpurchasingshopacquires
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