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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It’s that a 30-year bond bought this month matures in 2056.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Los Angeles-based real estate company bought Quixote in 2022 for $360 million, saying at the time that the acquisition would address the growing demand for soundstage space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Somebody who bought a 30-year bond in 1996 sat through every one of those, and the terms of that bond never moved once.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Meat is often bought on credit, repaid in installments with interest, residents said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He had restored it from a used one he bought in New York, where he lives.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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