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Meanings of buy (bought) in English

Catalan
ganga

An advantageous purchase.

ganga
Portuguese
subornar
Catalan
subornar
Spanish
comprar

To give, or offer a bribe.

subornar
Portuguese
atingir
Catalan
comprar
Spanish
comprar

Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.

Related terms
atingir

The acquisition or the act of buying something by payment of money or its equivalent.

Usage of bought in English
1
Greenham Common was bought by the Greenham Common Trust 10 years ago.
BBC
2
He also said Noble bought the Leviathan licence with Israeli government approval.
Reuters
3
In this example, Jani-King was bought by JK Limited several months ago.
Radio NZ
4
Dubai-based Paris Group bought nearly bankrupt fashion house Gianfranco Ferre last year.
Reuters
5
The following week he returned to New Bern and bought the house.
The Notebook
6
He had bought one in Wightman that would also work in Europe.
The arms maker of berlin
7
ChemChina bought a 12 percent stake in the trading house last year.
Reuters
8
The company also bought fashion chain Republic out of administration last year.
The Guardian
9
AIG Financial Products bought the stake in the Tenaska affiliates last year.
Reuters
10
Air France bought out a controlling interest in CityJet earlier this year.
The Irish Times
11
Kystarnik had bought a house on seven acres almost twenty years ago.
Body work
12
National Irish Bank was bought by Danske Bank Group three years ago.
The Irish Times
13
She bought a shocking number of items during their travels around Europe.
The new yorker
14
Apple bought and shuttered a similar service called LaLa earlier this year.
Wired
15
Offshore funds, including real money accounts, also bought the ringgit, traders said.
Reuters
16
It bought nine companies this year, including three in the last quarter.
Reuters
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Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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