bought

American  

[bawt] / bɔt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of buy.

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adjective

1. South Midland and Southern U.S.  store-bought.

bought British  

/ bɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of buy

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adjective

1. purchased from a shop; not homemade

bought Idioms  

1. see under buy.

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Other Word Forms

• unbought adjective
• well-bought adjective

Etymology

Origin of bought

First recorded before 900, for the adjective for an earlier sense

Compare meaning

How does bought compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• bought vs. brought

Example Sentences

Strategy said it bought 130 tokens in the period from Nov. 17 through Sunday.

From Barron's

The sale follows a deal between the two companies inked earlier this year, under which TotalEnergies bought a 25% share in several exploration sites operated by Chevron offshore U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taiwan's navy currently has two working submarines, Swordfish-class vessels bought from the Netherlands in the 1980s.

From Barron's

Immediately, eight or nine of them pulled out their phones and bought the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury bought the peso to prop it up and later opened a $20 billion swap line with Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal