Definition of buy

What does the word buy mean? Find synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of the word buy in our free online dictionary! Find words starting with buy and anagrams of buy.
Lookup buy in the Scrabble Dictionary

buy - 7 definitions

- noun
1. bargain -- an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
synonyms: bargain, steal
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. buy -- obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
synonyms: purchase
antonyms: sell -- exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. bribe -- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
synonyms: bribe, corrupt, grease one's palms
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. buy -- be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. buy -- acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. buy -- accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. buy, buys -- to purchase
synonyms: buys, coff, rebuy, bought, buying, buyable, unbought
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
Scrabble Dictionary
 Collins
 Words with Friends
 Tournament Word List
 SOWPODS
TOP 2 ANAGRAMS
yu
by
Antonyms
sell -- exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"

Dictionary

Enter a word into the text field to generate a list of definitions for the searched term. The definitions page will show all of the meanings for the term as well as a list of synonyms that correspond with each definition.  

To the right of the definitions list, you will find information that will help with Words with Friends, Scrabble, and other word games. If the word is present in one of the official Scrabble dictionaries, each dictionary in which your searched term can be found will display with a checkmark beside it. 

Next, is a table showing the point value of the term for the most popular word games: Scrabble, Words with Friends, Lexulous, WordFeud and Text Twist. 

To see a list of all of the anagrams that can be made with your search term, look for the table titled “Anagrams”. Each of these terms is a link that will take you to a definition page for that term. Be sure to bookmark our Anagram Solver to use in the future. 

The most applicable synonyms to your search term will be shown in the “Synonym” table. Each of these terms is a link that will take you to a definition page for that term. 

The last table will contain words that end with, start with, or contain your search term. Each of the links in the box will take you to a separate page where you can view a list of terms that include your search term in various letter counts.

Games and tools: 

Scrabble Cheat: Beat the Cheaters or be the cheater, whatever it takes to win! 

WWF Cheat: Win at Words with Friends® with the Words with Words with Friends® Cheat using the entire board.

Text Twist
Beat the clock to make words from letters and get on the high score list
Challenge yourself to find as many words as possible within the time limit and test your skills against players by climbing the leaderboard. Play Text Twist today and start twisting those letters! You will be amazed by the words you can find.

☒