2. (verb)buy, purchase obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction Synonyms: grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, buy, bribe Antonyms: sell
3. (verb)bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence Synonyms: grease one's palms, pervert, spoil, vitiate, deprave, debauch, purchase, subvert, profane, defile, sully, debase, misdirect, demoralise, corrupt, taint, demoralize, buy, cloud, bribe Antonyms: sell
4. (verb)buy be worth or be capable of buying Synonyms: grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe Antonyms: sell
5. (verb)buy acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange Synonyms: grease one's palms, purchase, corrupt, bribe Antonyms: sell
1. buy Buy and purchase are close synonyms, signifying to obtain or secure as one's own by paying or promising to pay a price; in numerous cases the two words are freely interchangeable, but with th Synonyms: purchase, acquire, barter for, get, procure, secure, bargain for, buy, obtain Antonyms: barter, dispose of, exchange, put to sale, sell