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Meaning of buy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  buy
      n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the
           auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn:
           {bargain}, {buy}, {steal}]
      v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial
           transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The
           conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big
           department store" [syn: {buy}, {purchase}] [ant: {sell}]
      2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;
         "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe}, {corrupt}, {buy},
         {grease one's palms}]
      3: be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a
         ride on the train"
      4: acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy
         his love with her dedication to him and his work"
      5: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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