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buy into sth
BUSINESS
2. to buy a part of a business in order to have some control over it
• McDowell was trying to buy into the newspaper business., buy yourself out
[ R ] UK
If you buy yourself out of the armed forces, you pay a sum of money so that you can leave earlier than you had previously agreed to. , buy sth in
[ M ] UK
to buy something for future use and not because you need it now
• We bought in lots of tinned food in case of heavy snow., buy sb out
[ M ]
to buy a part of a company or building from someone else so that you own all of it
• Allied Chemicals have been trying to buy out their competitor's share in the target company., buy into sth
BELIEVE
1. disapproving to completely believe in a set of ideas
• I don't buy into all that New Age stuff., buy sth up
[ M ]
To buy something up is to buy large amounts of it, or all that is available
• He bought up all the land in the surrounding area., buy sb off
[ M ]
to pay someone so that they do not cause you any trouble
• They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang were arrested.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. cheaply Old bikes can be bought quite cheaply. VERB + BUY can/can't afford to PREP. for He bought a car for his daughter. I bought it for £25. | from I bought some books from a friend. PHRASES buy and sell She makes her living buying and selling antiques. | money can/can't buy It's the best that money can buy. There are some things money can't buy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
purchase:
Today I will buy a new bicycle.
Simple Definitions
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buy
to pay money for something so that you can own it:
• I’ve just bought a new car. • The painting was bought by a museum in New York.
purchase
formal to buy something, especially something large or expensive, in a business deal or by a legal contract:
• They purchased 5,000 acres of land.
acquire
formal to become the owner of something large or expensive such as property, a company, or a valuable object:
• In 2007 the business was acquired by a Dutch company. • Television companies were then allowed to acquire more stations.
get
especially spoken to buy something, especially ordinary things such as food, clothes, or things for your house:
• Did you remember to get some bread? • I never know what to get Dad for his birthday.
snap something up
informal to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap, or because you want it very much and you are worried that someone else might buy it first:
• Real estate in the area is being snapped up by developers.
pick something up
informal to buy something, especially something ordinary such as food or a newspaper, or something that you have found by chance and are pleased about owning:
• Could you pick up some milk on your way home? • It’s just a little thing I picked up when I was in Kathmandu.
stock up
to buy a lot of something you use regularly, because you may not be able to buy it later, or because you are planning to use more of it than usual:
• The supermarkets are full of people stocking up for the New Year’s holiday. • We always stock up on cheap wine when we go to France. • Before the blizzard, we stocked up on food.
splash out
British English informal , splurge American English informal to buy something you would not usually buy, because it is too expensive, in order to celebrate an event or make yourself feel good:
• Why don’t you splash out on a new dress for the party? • We splurged on an expensive hotel for the last night of the vacation.
Longman-Thesaurus
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Phrase(s): buy something (from someone) (for something)
to purchase something from someone at a particular price, or for a particular type of payment, such as for cash, for practically nothing, etc. • I bought the car from Mark for a reasonable price. • I bought it for a reasonable price from Mark., Phrase(s): buy something
Fig. to believe something someone says; to accept something to be a fact. • It may be true, but I don’t buy it. • I just don’t buy the idea that you can swim that far.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs