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verb

present tense third-person singular of buy
1
as in purchases
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now

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2
as in bribes
to influence someone with a bribe there were rumors that the mobster had bought the judge

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3
as in believes
to regard as right or true if you buy that story, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in

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buys

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noun

plural of buy
as in bargains
something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy

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Recent Examples of buys
Verb
Pair a winning culture of a respected NBA franchise with a top five talent like Giannis Antetokounmpo and blockbuster is supposed to happen, if the main characters stay healthy, everyone buys in, and the sports Gods are kind. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Datskovska regularly reports on seasonal beauty buys worth shopping online. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Both Dangote — which buys more than a third of its crude from international suppliers — and fuel importers are vulnerable to global oil price shocks. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Simpler battery packs lower costs The company buys battery cells and assembles its own packs rather than manufacturing the cells themselves. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Anyone who buys one of these watches will also be given a five-year membership to Breitling Social Club, a private members’ club slated to open in Williamsburg later next year. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 With Jameis’ fantasy-friendly style capable of supporting multiple pass catchers, this may be your last chance to buy low before the fantasy community buys back into the Giants’ offense. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Balakrishnan, however, cautioned against viewing the issue simply through the lens of who buys the oil, stressing the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation through international waterways. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
Seasonal buys often get woven into family rituals, whether that means choosing decorations together, preparing for a gathering or finding something special to use each year. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Our multiple buys, combined with the stock's outperformance over the past four weeks, have turned this into an outsized position in the portfolio. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Ten freezer buys, in true Costco quantity, for the fall nights when there is no time to cook. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026 That's what a $250 million payroll gap buys, a 58% chance instead of a 50% chance. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The vendor has currently purchased media buys under the terms of the purchase order through tomorrow, October 11, 2026. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Much of the energy this election season — the most aggressive ad buys, the biggest-name surrogates — has been with the congressional midterms. — New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Claiming at 62 buys five more years of checks than waiting until 67. — Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 The challenge is that these buys rarely feel like budget items in the moment. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buys
  1. purchases
  2. bribes
  3. believes
  4. bargains
  5. takes
  6. seduces
  7. accepts
  8. deals
Verb
  • Hotels now serve the fish to staff and guests; Hilton Hawaiian Village alone purchases about 500 lbs a month.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The brand purchases roughly 2,000 items a year, which join its permanent collection of 40,000 archival objects, 200,000 documents and one million digital assets, said Aurélie Samuel, director of art, culture and heritage at Louis Vuitton.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchases
Verb
  • In one of the film’s most madcap and darkly comedic moments, Linda bribes her daughter with the promise of a pet hamster — who turns out to be a biter, desperate to escape its box.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of bribes
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  • Cancio also believes rising rents are to blame for the struggling businesses on Miracle Mile and the rest of the Gables commercial district.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The 20-minute call, which Aris believes the military monitored, offered a rare glimpse of how the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is being held.
    — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of believes
Noun
  • Advertisement The costs of such Faustian bargains fall on everyone excluded from them.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • American consumers deserved bargains on digital watches, pocket calculators, and primitive computers.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bargains
Verb
  • As mentioned, this new skin trend takes its name from mochi, a traditional Japanese rice cake treat famous for its bouncy texture, plump appearance, and smooth, slightly translucent surface.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This takes more chutzpah than Ohtani’s insistence to continue as a two-way player.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • Artificial plays like a modern-day parable in which the trickster god seduces the innocent.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Diaz centers music as the emotional vehicle that provides a philosophical structure for the character tropes and in turn psychologically seduces the audience to internalize certain ideas of social dynamics.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of seduces
Verb
  • That Kushner even managed to secure agrément, whereby a state accepts a foreign ambassador’s nomination, was a little miracle of American hegemony.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Who accepts the remaining risk, and when will it be reviewed?
    — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepts
Noun
  • The best deals go to a few firms, with others given a sliver at frothy valuations or locked out until an IPO.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But as gas demand from data centers and LNG export terminals on the Gulf Coast has surged, new pipeline deals are being announced every few weeks.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of deals

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