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buy off
buy B0590450 (bī)v. bought (bôt), buy·ing, buys v.tr.1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See Note at boughten.2. To be capable of purchasing: "Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy" (Ogden Nash).3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade: wanted to buy love with gifts.4. To bribe: tried to buy a judge.5. Informal To accept the truth or feasibility of: The officer didn't buy my lame excuse for speeding.v.intr. To purchase something; act as a purchaser.n.1. Something bought or for sale; a purchase.2. An act of purchasing: a drug buy.3. Something that is underpriced; a bargain.Phrasal Verbs: buy down To pay an upfront fee to reduce (an interest rate) over part or all of the term of a loan. buy into1. To acquire a stake or interest in: bought into a risky real estate venture.2. Informal To believe in, especially wholeheartedly or uncritically: couldn't buy into that brand of conservatism. buy off To bribe (an official, for example) in order to secure improper cooperation or gain exemption from a regulation or legal consequence. buy out To purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of. buy up To purchase all that is available of.Idioms: buy it Slang To be killed. buy the farm Slang To die, especially suddenly or violently. buy time To increase the time available for a specific purpose: "A moderate recovery thus buys time for Congress and the Administration to whittle the deficit" (G. David Wallace).
[Middle English bien, beyen, from Old English bycgan, byg-; akin to Gothic bugjan, from Germanic *bugjanan, of unknown origin.]
buy′a·ble adj.buy off vb (tr, adverb) to pay (a person or group) to drop a charge, end opposition, relinquish a claim, etc n a purchase Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | buy off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favorpay offcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"bribe, grease one's palms, buy, corrupt - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" |
Translationsbuy off
buy offTo pay someone to coerce them into doing something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "buy" and "off." Don't worry, the doorman won't say anything—I bought him off. Her campaign for mayor will be ruined if the public learns how many people she's bought off over the years.See also: buy, offbuy someone offto bribe someone to ignore what one is doing wrong. Do you think you can buy her off? The mobster tried to buy off the jury.See also: buy, offbuy offPay to get rid of a claim or opposition, or to avoid prosecution, as in He was caught trying to buy off the opposing candidate. [First half of 1600s] See also: buy, offbuy offv. To bribe someone in order to ensure cooperation: I didn't get a speeding ticket because I bought off the police officer. The mobster avoided jail by buying the judge off.See also: buy, offLegalSeeBuyFinancialSeebuybuy off
Synonyms for buy offverb pay someone with influence in order to receive a favorSynonymsRelated Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- bribe
- grease one's palms
- buy
- corrupt
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