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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He said he was told bookstores weren’t buying it and the publisher would no longer ship copies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Beyond the new financial terms and into footballing ambition, Arsenal are buying into Arteta's vision.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Prior to buying the Westchester County abode, the fashion mogul had lived in a plush Greenwich Village townhouse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
One alternative is always to buy slowly and in stages, minimizing the painful risk of buying right at the peak.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
By April 2006 he’d finished buying insurance on subprime mortgage bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
