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

A portion of the Beaverton, Ore., company’s assets will be bought out by existing investors and run as a separate company, Kimber said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strategy aggressively bought the Bitcoin dip at the start of the month.

From Barron's

Strategy aggressively bought the Bitcoin dip at the start of the month.

From Barron's

A couple of years ago, me and my dad bought this new house together, not too far from where I grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Priced out of much of Los Angeles, architect Lindsay Sheron and her husband Daniel bought a vacant hillside lot in Mount Washington and proceeded to design and build their own home.

From Los Angeles Times