Meaning of buy In English

• 0 to get something by paying money for it:

  • Eventually she had saved enough money to buy a small car.

  • [ + two objects ] He bought his mother some flowers/He bought some flowers for his mother.

  • There are more people buying at this time of the year so prices are high.

  • The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.

  • I bought my camera from a friend of mine.

  • He claimed that the judges concerned had been bought.

  • It shouldn't be possible to buy a Senator to vote on issues that are important to you.

  • What will we have to do to buy her silence?

• 1 to believe that something is true:

  • She'll never buy that story about you getting lost!

• 2 to be worth/not be worth the price:

  • This jacket is a really good buy, at £200.

• 3 to obtain something by paying money for it:

  • She was saving to buy a car.

  • He bought some flowers for his girlfriend.

• 4 to believe that something is true:

  • She’ll never buy that story about having to take care of your sick grandmother.

• 5 an occasion in which you pay less for something than what it is worth, and are therefore pleased:

  • The rug turned out to be quite a buy.

• 6 to get something by paying money for it:

  • Most people who move into a new house are going to buy things.

  • There are more people buying at this time of the year so prices are high.

  • The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.

  • buy sth from sb We always buy paper from the same supplier.

  • buy sth for sb/sth Customers may be buying mobile phones for their children.

  • buy sb sth I offered to buy him lunch.

  • The firm buys in bulk and negotiates substantial discounts.

• 7 to be enough money to get something:

  • A country where the pound buys almost 30% more than it did a year ago will attract British tourists.

  • buy sb sth A few dollars will buy you a book that holds the experience of a lifetime.

• 8 something worth the price asked or paid for it:

  • The shares look undervalued and are a good buy.

  • This car was a real buy for $4000.