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Meanings of buy 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 buy in English
1
In this so-called democracy money can buy power, privilege and political patronage.
The Irish Times
2
Mr Small said families in Ha'apai need money to buy building materials.
Radio NZ
3
It is certainly possible to buy very good examples of farmed salmon.
The Irish Times
4
However, he said there are few sizeable home shopping companies to buy.
Reuters
5
The only possible answer was, the best reproductive specialist money could buy.
Axiomatic
6
A group of friends decided to buy nothing new for a year.
The Irish Times
7
Last year, for example, Mars agreed to buy European vet business AniCura.
Reuters
8
However, his Bank of Ireland card refused to let him buy credit.
The Irish Times
9
His answer was no surprise: he'd buy stocks -especially American ones.
Reuters
10
And Americans buy products made in China, therefore supporting China's carbon footprint.
The Guardian
11
I shall sell my house abroad and buy a house in Ireland.
The Irish Times
12
In Singapore, however, consumers used price dips to buy gold and silver.
Reuters
13
China has publicly promised to buy government debt from Greece and Spain.
Reuters
14
I've been looking to buy a home since early June this year.
The Irish Times
15
Turnbull was then asked whether the government would buy the power station.
The Guardian
16
However, buy-in from the community at large is the essential starting place.
The Irish Times
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Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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Common
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