bought

[bawt]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of buy.

adjective

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

bought

/ bɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of buy

adjective

1. purchased from a shop; not homemade

Other Word Forms

• unbought adjective
• well-bought adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bought¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see under buy.

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, any items locked inside a case in the store can no longer be bought through self-checkout, according to the ordinance.

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On the day of their 1988 graduation, the friend recalled, James bought a starter home in Cleveland.

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If he bought the land at that price, it would mean a mortgage payment three times what he pays now in rent, Thomas told AFP.

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He recalls once coming home to find that his parents had bought a black-and-white TV, and his sisters were watching it.

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That means newer investors bought in at higher prices and are more likely to face losses if the market takes a turn, said George Eckerd, wealth and markets research director at the JPMorganChase Institute.

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