–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 ent af9 erprise: 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.

–noun, plural -ma⋅ta  /-mətə/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-muh-tuh] Show IPA Pronunciation , -mas. Biology.

the body of an organism as contra 3e8 sted with its germ cells.

–adverb

1.	for or during the night: to stay overnight.

2.	on or during the previous evening: Preparations were made overnight.

3.	very quickly; suddenly: New suburbs sprang up overnight.

–adjective

4.	done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night: an overnight stop; an overnight decision.

5.	staying for one night: a group of overnight guests.

6.	designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights.

7.	intended for delivery on the next day: overnight letters; an overnight package.

8.	valid for one night: The corporal got an overnight pass.

9.	occurring suddenly or within a very short time: a comedian who became an overnight sensation.

–noun

10.	Informal. an overnight stay or trip: Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house.

11.	Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory: She had an overnight the night of the prom.

12.	the previous evening.

–verb (used without object)

13.	to have an overnight stay or trip: We'll overnight in Denver, then fly on to San Diego. < af9 /span>