buy
English Thesaurus
1. an advantageous purchase (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | something acquired by purchase (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | song, |
| definition | : | a very small sum (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | travel bargain, |
| definition | : | a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes) (noun.possession) |
2. accept as true (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | believe, |
| definition | : | accept as true; take to be true (verb.cognition) |
3. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy back, repurchase, |
| definition | : | buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | take, |
| definition | : | buy, select (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | get, |
| definition | : | purchase (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy out, buy up, take over, |
| definition | : | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | pick up, |
| definition | : | buy casually or spontaneously (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy food, take out, |
| definition | : | purchase prepared food to be eaten at home (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | impulse-buy, |
| definition | : | buy on impulse without proper reflection (verb.possession) |
| entail | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
| definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
| entail | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | buy, |
| definition | : | be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative) |
| domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
4. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
5. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | sop, |
| definition | : | give a conciliatory gift or bribe to (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy off, pay off, |
| definition | : | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor (verb.possession) |
6. be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
7. an advantageous purchase (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bargain, dicker, |
| definition | : | negotiate the terms of an exchange (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | buy, |
| definition | : | be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative) |
8. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | sell, |
| definition | : | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy out, buy up, take over, |
| definition | : | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy in, stock, stock up, |
| definition | : | amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | something acquired by purchase (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
9. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | bribery, graft, |
| definition | : | the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | briber, suborner, |
| definition | : | someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bribe, payoff, |
| definition | : | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment (noun.possession) |
10. be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
11. an advantageous purchase (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bargain, dicker, |
| definition | : | negotiate the terms of an exchange (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | buy, |
| definition | : | be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative) |
12. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | sell, |
| definition | : | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy out, buy up, take over, |
| definition | : | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (verb.possession) |
| also | : | buy in, stock, stock up, |
| definition | : | amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | the acquisition of something for payment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | purchase, |
| definition | : | something acquired by purchase (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
13. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | bribery, graft, |
| definition | : | the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | briber, suborner, |
| definition | : | someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bribe, payoff, |
| definition | : | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment (noun.possession) |
14. be worth or be capable of buying (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | bargain, buy, steal, |
| definition | : | an advantageous purchase (noun.possession) |
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