buy

/baɪ/

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Also a noun

Meaning

  1. To acquire ownership of something by paying money for it.

    • She decided to buy a fuel-efficient car for her daily commute to work.

  2. To accept something as true, credible, or acceptable.

    • The detective did not buy the suspect's flimsy alibi for that night.

How it's used

This means “believe”

  • buy the explanation

“buy it.”

Nobody on the committee would buy his wild excuse.

Collocations

  • buy groceries
  • buy online
  • buy time

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Idioms

  • buy into

    to completely accept or believe an idea

    Few analysts were willing to buy into the unrealistic financial forecast.