BUY

I. verb (bought; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English byen, from Old English bycgan; akin to Gothic bugjan to ~ Date: before 12th century transitive verb to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money ; purchase , 2. to obtain in exchange for something often at a sacrifice , redeem 6, bribe , hire , to be the purchasing equivalent of , accept , believe , intransitive verb to make a purchase, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1879 something of value at a favorable price, an act of ~ing ; purchase