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. |
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–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. |
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 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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discount Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent. |
| 2. | to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale. |
| 3. | to advance or lend money with deduction of interest on (commercial paper not immediately payable). |
| 4. | to purchase or sell (a bill or note) before maturity at a reduction based on the interest for the time it still has to run. |
| 5. | to leave out of account; disregard: Even if we discount the irrelevant material, the thesis remains mediocre. |
| 6. | to allow for exaggeration in (a statement, opinion, etc.): Knowing his political bias they discounted most of his story. |
| 7. | to take into account in advance, often so as to diminish the effect of: They had discounted the effect of a decline in the stock market. |
–verb (used without object) | 8. | to advance or lend money after deduction of interest. |
| 9. | to offer goods or services at a reduced price. |
–noun | 10. | the act or an instance of discounting. |
| 11. | an amount deducted from the usual list price. |
| 12. | any deduction from the nominal value. |
| 13. | a payment of interest in advance upon a loan of money. |
| 14. | the amount of interest obtained by one who discounts. |
| 15. | an allowance made for exaggeration or bias, as in a report, story, etc.: Even after all the discounts are taken, his story sounds phony. |
–adjective | 16. | selling or offered at less than the usual or established price: discount theater tickets. |
| 17. | selling goods at a discount: a discount drugstore. |
—Idiom| 18. | at a discount,
| b. | below the usual list price. |
| c. | in low esteem or regard: His excuses were taken at a discount by all who knew him. |
| d. | not in demand; unwanted: Such ancient superstitions are at a discount in a civilized society. |
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