If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. He could not afford to buy a house Lizzie bought herself a mountain bike I'd like to buy him lunch
disapproval If you say that a person can be bought, you are criticizing the fact that they will give their help or loyalty to someone in return for money. Once he shows he can be bought, they settle down to a regular payment. = bribe
purchase, as in: More and more customers are willing to buy goods from an online storefront
As a verb (to buy), the process of negotiating, ordering, and confirming the selection of a media vehicle and unit; as a noun (the buy), the advertising that is purchased from a vehicle
A transaction type for the purchase of a security A buy creates an open lot which is part of a holding of a given security that you currently own
To buy a pot is to make a bet large enough that other players would be unlikely to call
If something is a good buy, it is of good quality and not very expensive. This was still a good buy even at the higher price = bargain
To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain
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"
The act of completing a transaction in which an individual takes title to a security, or other negotiable instrument in exchange for cash or other assets
Buying a contract, or taking a 'Long' position reflects the belief that the price of the contract will be higher in the future than the current price, or that the price is currently in an upward trend
(1) As in "buy the pot " To bluff, hoping to "buy" the pot without being called (2) As in "buy the button " To bet or raise, hoping to make players between you and the button fold, thus allowing you to act last on subsequent betting rounds