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Antonyms for buys in to


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bahy
Phonetic Transcription : baɪ



Definition of buys in to

Origin :
  • Old English bycgan (past tense bohte) "to buy, pay for, acquire; redeem, ransom; procure; get done," from Proto-Germanic *bugjanan (cf. Old Saxon buggjan, Old Norse byggja, Gothic bugjan), of unknown origin, not found outside Germanic.
  • The surviving spelling is southwest England dialect; the word was generally pronounced in Old English and Middle English with a -dg- sound as "budge," or "bidge." Meaning "believe, accept as true" first recorded 1926. Related: Bought; buying. To buy time "prevent further deterioration but make no improvement" is attested from 1946.
  • As in approve : verb allow, authorize
  • As in invest : verb contribute money to make money
  • As in agree : verb be in unison, assent with another
  • As in get : verb come into possession of; achieve

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