bought
Americanverb
adjective
verb
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of bought
First recorded before 900, for the adjective for an earlier sense
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The plastic table she has set up to try to sell a few last items brought from home, and the umbrella shielding her from the relentless sun, were bought with donations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
And lately, simply remembering what we bought is beginning to look almost quaint.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rhys: So she could kick me out of the house is why she bought me the boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In 2023, L3Harris bought Aerojet Rocketdyne for about $4.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
She’d seemed dubious, because even the description had upset me, but she went back to the store and bought the entire series in hardcover.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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