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tablespoonful

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

al buy at that price.

an act of acquiring possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of something by payment especially of money an act of buying (see buy entry 1 sense 1) purchase //an undercover drug buy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb

cop [slang] pick up purchase take

Synonyms: Noun

bargain deal pennyworth snip [British] steal

Examples

Verb

//I bought this hat for $10.
//He bought the quilt from a local artist.
//Stock prices are low, so now is a good time to buy.
//He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.

Noun

//four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy

First Known Use

Verb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

al buy at that price.

an act of acquiring possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of something by payment especially of money an act of buying (see buy entry 1 sense 1) purchase //an undercover drug buy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb

cop [slang] pick up purchase take

Synonyms: Noun

bargain deal pennyworth snip [British] steal

Examples

Verb

//I bought this hat for $10.
//He bought the quilt from a local artist.
//Stock prices are low, so now is a good time to buy.
//He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.

Noun

//four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy

First Known Use

Verb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

al buy at that price.

an act of acquiring possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of something by payment especially of money an act of buying (see buy entry 1 sense 1) purchase //an undercover drug buy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb

cop [slang] pick up purchase take

Synonyms: Noun

bargain deal pennyworth snip [British] steal

Examples

Verb

//I bought this hat for $10.
//He bought the quilt from a local artist.
//Stock prices are low, so now is a good time to buy.
//He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.

Noun

//four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy

First Known Use

Verb

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1