Idioms for buy
buy it, Slang.
to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk.
Origin of buy
before 1000; Middle English
byen, variant of
byggen, buggen, Old English
bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon
buggjan, Gothic
bugjan to buy, Old Norse
byggja to lend, rent
synonym study for buy
1.
Buy,
purchase imply obtaining or acquiring property or goods for a price.
Buy is the common and informal word, applying to any such transaction:
to buy a house, vegetables at the market.
Purchase is more formal and may connote buying on a larger scale, in a finer store, and the like:
to purchase a year's supplies.
OTHER WORDS FROM buy
Words nearby buy
butyryl,
butyryl group,
buxom,
buxtehude,
buxton,
buy,
buy a pig in a poke,
buy boat,
buy in,
buy into,
buy it
British Dictionary definitions for buy off (1 of 2)
buy off
verb
(tr, adverb)
to pay (a person or group) to drop a charge, end opposition, relinquish a claim, etc
British Dictionary definitions for buy off (2 of 2)
buy
/ (baɪ) /
verb buys, buying or bought (mainly tr)
noun
a purchase (often in the phrases good or bad buy)
Word Origin for buy
Old English
bycgan; related to Old Norse
byggja to let out, lend, Gothic
bugjan to buy
usage for buy
The use of
off after
buy as in
I bought this off my neighbour was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable in informal contexts
Idioms and Phrases with buy off
buy off
Pay to get rid of a claim or opposition, or to avoid prosecution, as in He was caught trying to buy off the opposing candidate. [First half of 1600s]