verb · informal
buy
/baɪ/BUY
Band 4-5speakingtask1
to get something by paying money for it
Examples
“I usually buy my clothes online.”
“She bought a ticket for the concert.”
“He decided to buy the second-hand bike.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the discounts, I decided to buy the laptop despite my initial hesitation.”
Collocations
- buy online
- buy a ticket
- buy in bulk
Word family
buy verbbuyer nounbuying noun/gerund
Common mistakes
I want to buy this book for you.→I want to buy this book for myself / for you (with context)
Can I buying this?→Can I buy this?
Say it for a higher band
5get→6purchase→7+buy
Synonyms
purchase
Easily confused
purchase
“You must provide a receipt for any purchase over $50.”
get
“I need to get some groceries after work.”
Related words
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In Shopping & Money
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