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

I would like to point out that the average house being bought and sold at much lower prices in the 1970s was, by modern standards, lousy.

From Barron's

Around 100 million barrels of physical oil are bought and sold every day, but the daily volume of oil trading on derivatives markets can reach 6 billion barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s meant to be. Everything is so historic. We bought into those big moments.”

From Los Angeles Times

She said it was "a possibility" that NMG outlets could align themselves with Kenyan and Tanzanian governments now that Aziz had bought a controlling stake.

From BBC

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can be bought or sold on weekends in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal