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Noun buying has 1 sense

buying, purchasing - the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
--₁ is a kind of purchase
--₁ has particulars:
shopping; mail-order buying, catalog buying; viatication, viaticus

Derived form: verb buy₁

Verb buy has 5 senses

buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
--₁ is one way to get, acquire
Antonyms: sell

Derived forms: noun buy₁, noun buyer₁, noun buying₁
Sample sentence:
The children buy the ball
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
--₂ is one way to pay
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot buy Sue
buy - acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
--₃ is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
buy - accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
--₄ is one way to believe
Sample sentence:
They won't buy the story
buy - be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
--₅ is one way to be

Derived form: noun buy₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something