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Detailed Synonyms for buying in English

buying:

buying [the ~] noun

  1. the buying
    – the act of buying 1
    the acquisition; the buy; the procurance; the purchasing; the obtaining
    the purchase
    – the acquisition of something for payment 1
    • purchase [the ~] noun
      • they closed the purchase with a handshake1
    the buying
    – the act of buying 1
    • buying [the ~] noun
      • buying and selling fill their days1
    the acquiring
    – the act of acquiring something 1
    • acquiring [the ~] noun
      • I envied his talent for acquiring1
  2. the buying
    – the act of buying 1
    the purchasing; the buying
    – the act of buying 1
    • purchasing [the ~] noun
      • shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge1
    • buying [the ~] noun
      • buying and selling fill their days1

Related Words for "buying":


Alternate Synonyms for "buying":


Related Definitions for "buying":

  1. the act of buying1
    • buying and selling fill their days1

buying form of buy:

to buy verb (buys, bought, buying)

  1. to buy
    – obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 1
    to buy; to purchase
    – obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • She buys for the big department store1
    • purchase verb (purchases, purchased, purchasing)
      • The family purchased a new car1
    to acquire; to obtain
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
  2. to buy
    – obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 1
    to purchase; to buy
    – obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction 1
    • purchase verb (purchases, purchased, purchasing)
      • The family purchased a new car1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • She buys for the big department store1
  3. to buy
    – accept as true 1
    to buy
    – accept as true 1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • I can't buy this story1
  4. to buy
    – acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange 1
    to buy
    – acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange 1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work1
  5. to buy
    – make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence 1
    to buy; to bribe; to corrupt; grease one's palms
    – make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence 1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • This judge can be bought1
    • bribe verb (bribes, bribed, bribing)
    • corrupt verb (corrupts, corrupted, corrupting)
  6. to buy
    – be worth or be capable of buying 1
    to buy
    – be worth or be capable of buying 1
    • buy verb (buys, bought, buying)
      • This sum will buy you a ride on the train1

Conjugations for buy:

present
  1. buy
  2. buy
  3. buys
  4. buy
  5. buy
  6. buy
simple past
  1. bought
  2. bought
  3. bought
  4. bought
  5. bought
  6. bought
present perfect
  1. have bought
  2. have bought
  3. has bought
  4. have bought
  5. have bought
  6. have bought
past continuous
  1. was buying
  2. were buying
  3. was buying
  4. were buying
  5. were buying
  6. were buying
future
  1. shall buy
  2. will buy
  3. will buy
  4. shall buy
  5. will buy
  6. will buy
continuous present
  1. am buying
  2. are buying
  3. is buying
  4. are buying
  5. are buying
  6. are buying
subjunctive
  1. be bought
  2. be bought
  3. be bought
  4. be bought
  5. be bought
  6. be bought
diverse
  1. buy!
  2. let's buy!
  3. bought
  4. buying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

buy [the ~] noun

  1. the buy
    the acquisition; the buy; the procurance; the purchasing; the obtaining
    the purchase
    – the acquisition of something for payment 1
    • purchase [the ~] noun
      • they closed the purchase with a handshake1
    the buying
    – the act of buying 1
    • buying [the ~] noun
      • buying and selling fill their days1
    the acquiring
    – the act of acquiring something 1
    • acquiring [the ~] noun
      • I envied his talent for acquiring1
  2. the buy
    – an advantageous purchase 1
    the bargain; the buy; the steal
    – an advantageous purchase 1
    • bargain [the ~] noun
      • she got a bargain at the auction1
    • buy [the ~] noun
      • the stock was a real buy at that price1
    • steal [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "buy":

  1. an advantageous purchase1
    • the stock was a real buy at that price1
  2. accept as true1
    • I can't buy this story1
  3. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction1
    • She buys for the big department store1
  4. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange1
    • She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work1
  5. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence1
    • This judge can be bought1
  6. be worth or be capable of buying1
    • This sum will buy you a ride on the train1

Related Synonyms for buying