to buy (off)

  • 21buy — [[t]ba͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ buys, buying, bought 1) VERB If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. [V n] He could not afford to buy a house... [V n] They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets... [V pron refl …

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  • 22buy — [c]/baɪ / (say buy) verb (bought /bɔt/ (say bawt), buying) –verb (t) 1. to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying an equivalent, especially in money. 2. to acquire by giving any kind of recompense: to buy favour with flattery. 3.… …

  • 23buy — v. & n. v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1 tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. b (usu. in neg.) serve to obtain (money can t buy happiness). 2 tr. a procure (the loyalty etc.) of a person by bribery, promises, etc. b win over (a… …

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  • 24buy — [[t]baɪ[/t]] v. bought, buy•ing, n. 1) to acquire the possession of, esp. by paying an equivalent in money; purchase 2) to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery[/ex] 3) to hire or obtain the services of 4) to bribe 5) to… …

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  • 25buy in — Synonyms and related words: buy, buy back, buy into, buy off, buy on credit, buy up, complete a purchase, corner, engross, financier, invest, invest in, lay out money, make a buy, make an investment, monopolize, place, plow back into, plunge,… …

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  • 26buy — v 1. purchase, pick up, pay for, get one s hands on, come by; invest in, put money into; acquire, obtain, get, procure, secure; hire, engage, take on. 2. bribe, suborn, pay off, buy off, Sl. grease [s.o. s] palm; fix, Inf. rig, Inf. square. n 3.… …

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  • 27Buy More — (Burbank) Industry Retail Founder(s) Moses Finkelstein Headquarters Burbank, CA …

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  • 28off the shelf — ˌoff the ˈshelf adjective COMMERCE an off the shelf product is made to a standard design and can be bought in the shops: • off the shelf database software • Standard off the shelf systems are displacing the custom products that were the company s …

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  • 29off-the-shelf — ˌoff the ˈshelf adjective COMMERCE an off the shelf product is made to a standard design and can be bought in the shops: • off the shelf database software • Standard off the shelf systems are displacing the custom products that were the company s …

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  • 30off the shelf — 1. Immediately available, in stock 2. (of a company) registered only in order to be sold • • • Main Entry: ↑shelf * * * off the shelf phrase available to buy without being ordered or designed for a particular customer The company could have a… …

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