buy
verb (used with object)
to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
buying
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present participleof buy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Read more: Central banks plan to keep buying more gold.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Seagulls have an impressive record of buying promising talent for low prices before selling them on for significant fees.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
And yet the public still isn’t buying it, for the most part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some Jewish leaders accused him of breaking a pledge he made during last year’s comptroller race to restart buying Israeli bonds and said it could add further fuel to a rise in antisemitism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
AIG was, ultimately, the party on the other side of the credit default swaps Mike Burry was buying.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
