English

Etymology
From OE. term|bycġan||obtain by paying a price, which is cognate with Gothic term|bugjan. Both are ultimately from PIE. term|Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots#*bh|*bheug(h).

Pronunciation
IPA|/baɪ/, SAMPA|/baI/, AHD|bī
audio|en-us-buy.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ
Homophones: bi, by, bye

Verb
en-verb|buys|buying|bought

1. transitive To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
2. context|transitive|informal to accept as true; to believe

#: I don't buy that theory.

Synonyms
(obtain (something) in exchange for money): purchase
(accept as true): accept, believe, swallow (informal), take on

Antonyms
(obtain (something) in exchange for money): sell, vend
(accept as true): disbelieve, reject

Derived terms
bring-and-buy
buyer
buy it
buy out
buy up

Related terms
aby

Translations
trans-top|to obtain for money
Albanian: blej
Amharic: ����
Arabic: اشتر
Armenian: Õ£Õ¶Õ¥Õ¬ (gnel)
Cantonese: 買 (ma�ai)
Catalan: comprar
Chinese: 买 (m�i)
Czech: kupovat
Danish: købe
Dutch: kopen, aanschaffen
Esperanto: a�eti
Estonian: ostma
Finnish: ostaa
French: acheter
Frisian: keapje
German: kaufen
Goth: bugjan
Guarani: jogua
Hausa: sáy�
Hebrew: �קנ�ת (liqnot)
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Indonesian: beli|membeli
Interlingua: comprar, emer
Italian: comprare
Japanese: 買� (��, kau), 購��� (�������, k�nyūsuru)
Korean: �� (sa.da)
Kurdish: kirrîn, standin, KUchar|ک���
Latin: emere
Maltese: xtara
Norwegian: kjøpe
Polish: kupi� / kupowa�
Portuguese: comprar, adquirir
Romanian: a cump�ra
Russian: пок�па�� (pokupatʹ) / к�пи�� (kupitʹ)
Serbian: kupiti, kupovati, pokupovati
Sicilian: accattari
Slovene: kupiti
Somali: gado, iibso
Spanish: comprar
Swahili: kununua
Swedish: köpa
Tagalog: bumilí, bilhin
Tamazight: seγ, aγ
Vietnamese: mua
Viking: kaupa/byggja
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trans-top|to accept as true
German: abkaufen
Hebrew: �קנ�ת (liqnot)
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Kurdish: pejirandin, qebûl kirin
Serbian: prihvatiti
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ttbc|Vietnamese: mua, trã bằng giá, �ạt �ược, �ược, mua chu�c, �út lót, h�i l�, sự mua, vật mua
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs

ar:buy
zh-min-nan:buy
el:buy
es:buy
fa:buy
fr:buy
gl:buy
ko:buy
hy:buy
io:buy
id:buy
it:buy
kk:buy
lt:buy
hu:buy
ja:buy
no:buy
pl:buy
ru:buy
scn:buy
simple:buy
fi:buy
ta:buy
te:buy
vi:buy
tr:buy
uk:buy
zh:buy

• 2008-01-02 19:22 - DCDuring - /* Derived terms */ rel terms from same root [[aby]]

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