Buy Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase. | | 2. | to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. | | 3. | to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. | | 4. | to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. | | 5. | to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. | | 6. | Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. | | 7. | Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace. | | 8. | Informal. | a. | to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. | | b. | to be deceived by: He bought the whole story. | | –verb (used without object) | 9. | to be or become a purchaser. | –noun | 10. | an act or instance of buying. | | 11. | something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy. | | 12. | a bargain: The couch was a real buy. | —Verb phrases | 13. | buy down, to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down. | | 14. | buy in, | a. | to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of. | | b. | to buy back one's own possession at an auction. | | c. | to undertake a buy-in. | Also, buy into. | | 15. | buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in: They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted. | | 16. | buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the noninterference of; bribe: The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him. | | 17. | buy out, to secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise: She bought out an established pharmacist and is doing very well. | | 18. | buy up, to buy as much as one can of something or as much as
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is offered for sale: He bought up the last of the strawberries at the fruit market. | —Idiom | 19. | buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk. | |
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From Dictionary Now Definition–adverb | 1. | at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary. | | 2. | without further delay; immediately; at once: Either do it now or not at all. | | 3. | at this time or juncture in some period under consideration or in some course of proceedings described: The case was now ready for the jury. | | 4. | at the time or moment immediately past: I saw him just now on the street. | | 5. | in these present times; nowadays: Now you rarely see horse-drawn carriages. | | 6. | under the present or existing circumstances; as matters stand: I see now what you meant. | | 7. | (used to introduce a statement or question): Now, you don't really mean that. | | 8. | (used to strengthen a command, entreaty, or the like): Now stop that! | –conjunction | 9. | inasmuch as; since: Now you're here, why not stay for dinner? | –noun | 10. | the present time or moment: Up to now no one has volunteered. | –adjective | 11. | up-to-the-minute; encompassing the latest ideas, fads, or fashions: the now look; the now generation. | —Idioms | 12. | now and again, occasionally. Also, now and then. | | 13. | now that, inasmuch as; since: Now that she is rich and famous, she is constantly being besieged by appeals for aid. | |
From Dictionary Online Definition–adjective | 1. | operating under the direct control of, or connected to, a main computer. | | 2. | connected by computer to one or more other computers or networks, as through a commercial electronic information service or the Internet. | | 3. | of or denoting a business tha
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t transmits electronic information over telecommunications lines: an on-line bookstore. | | 4. | available or operating on a computer or computer network: an on-line dictionary. | | 5. | by means of or using a computer: on-line shopping. | | 6. | Radio. (of a network) supplying affiliated stations with all or a substantial part of their programming. | | 7. | Television. of or pertaining to the final editing of a videotaped program. | | 8. | done or accomplished while in operation or active service: on-line maintenance. | | 9. | located on major routes or rail lines: on-line industries. | –adverb | 10. | with or through a computer, esp. over a network. | |
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