[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.Antonyms: sell", "to acquire by exchange or concession:to buy favor with flattery.", "to hire or obtain the services of:The Yankees bought a new center fielder.", "to bribe:Most public officials cannot be bought.", "to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of:Ten dollars buys less than it used to.", "Chiefly Theology.to redeem; ransom.", "Cards.to draw or be dealt (a card):He bought an ace.", "Informal.to accept or believe:I don't buy that explanation.to be deceived by:He bought the whole story.", "to accept or believe:I don't buy that explanation.", "to be deceived by:He bought the whole story."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be or become a purchaser."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act or instance of buying.", "something bought or to be bought; purchase:That coat was a sensible buy.", "a bargain:The couch was a real buy."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to purchase a share, interest, or membership in:They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted.", "to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down.", "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.", "Alsobuy into.to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of.to buy back one's own possession at an auction.to undertake a buy-in.", "to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of.", "to buy back one's own possession at an auction.", "to undertake a buy-in.", "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.", "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."]}]