I.
noun
Buy is used before these nouns: ↑ signal
Buy is used after these nouns: ↑ bargain , ↑ impulse
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ cheaply
▪
Old bicycles can be bought quite cheaply.
▪ online
▪
Young people are very comfortable ~ing online.
▪ locally
▪
Was the produce imported or bought locally?
VERB + BUY
▪ can afford to
▪
We can afford to ~ enough paint to do the whole house.
▪ can't afford to
▪
I can't afford to ~ a new car.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
CDs can now be bought at the supermarket.
▪ for
▪
He bought a car for his daughter.
▪
I bought it for $25.
▪ from
▪
I bought some books from a friend.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and sell
▪
She makes her living ~ing and selling antiques.
▪ money can ~ , money can't ~
▪
It's the best that money can ~.
▪
There are some things money can't ~.
Buy is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ consumer , ↑ investor , ↑ money , ↑ museum
Buy is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ apartment , ↑ art , ↑ asset , ↑ beer , ↑ bond , ↑ business , ↑ company , ↑ condom , ↑ condominium , ↑ copy , ↑ cottage , ↑ coverage , ↑ cup , ↑ currency , ↑ drink , ↑ electricity , ↑ equipment , ↑ estate , ↑ excuse , ↑ firm , ↑ flat , ↑ food , ↑ franchise , ↑ gift , ↑ goods , ↑ grocery , ↑ happiness , ↑ home , ↑ house , ↑ insurance , ↑ journal , ↑ land , ↑ lease , ↑ licence , ↑ loyalty , ↑ lunch , ↑ magazine , ↑ mansion , ↑ membership , ↑ merchandise , ↑ mortgage , ↑ newspaper , ↑ outfit , ↑ painting , ↑ paper , ↑ pension , ↑ permit , ↑ pint , ↑ postcard , ↑ present , ↑ produce , ↑ product , ↑ property , ↑ provision , ↑ record , ↑ right , ↑ round , ↑ security , ↑ share , ↑ single , ↑ site , ↑ slave , ↑ software , ↑ stake , ↑ stock , ↑ subscription , ↑ supply , ↑ ticket , ↑ trailer , ↑ wardrobe , ↑ warranty