<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money;</li><li>To acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery;</li><li>To hire or obtain the services of;</li><li>To bribe;</li><li>To be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of;</li><li>To redeem;</li><li>To draw or be dealt (a card);</li><li>Informal: to accept or believe;</li><li>To be deceived by.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To be or become a purchaser.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of buying;</li><li>Something bought or to be bought; purchase;</li><li>A bargain.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>To purchase a share, interest, or membership in;</li><li>To lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down;</li><li>To secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise;</li><li>To buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of;</li><li>To buy back one's own possession at an auction;</li><li>To undertake a buy-in;</li><li>To get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment;</li><li>To buy as much as one can of something or as much as is offered for sale.</li></ul>