0 to get something by paying money for it -- 买,购买
Eventually she had saved enough money to buy a small car. 她最终存够了买一辆小汽车的钱。
[ + two objects ] He bought his mother some flowers/He bought some flowers for his mother. 他给母亲买了些花。
There are more people buying at this time of the year so prices are high. 这个季节购物的人比较多,所以价格高。
The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors. 成立该公司为的是代表投资者买卖股票。
What will we have to do to buy her silence? 为了封住她的嘴我们该怎么办?
2 to be worth/not be worth the price -- (买卖)合算/不合算
This jacket is a really good buy, at £200. 这件夹克真合算,才200英镑。
I'll buy some paperbacks at the airport.
When the head of the family had amassed sufficient resources, he would buy back his child.
In this new luxury market paradigm a great number of people can buy luxury goods.
This ensures local stakeholder buy-in and that we do not invest in technology that is unlikely to be adopted.