- buy sb off phrasal
- verb (T) to pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you; bribe 1
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
buy sb off phrasal
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Buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. buy buy 1 [baɪ] verb bought PTandPP [bɔt ǁ bɒːt] [transitive] 1 … Financial and business terms
buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary bid (or buy) An offer to buy a specific quantity of a commodity at a stated price. The price that the market participants are willing to pay. Chicago Mercantile Exchange … Financial and business terms
buy off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms buy off : present tense I/you/we/they buy off he/she/it buys off present participle buying off past tense bought off past participle bought off informal 1) same as buy I, 2) Efforts to buy her off have failed … English dictionary
buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buy — I UK [baɪ] / US verb Word forms buy : present tense I/you/we/they buy he/she/it buys present participle buying past tense bought UK [bɔːt] / US [bɔt] past participle bought *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to get something by paying money for… … English dictionary
buy off — verb pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor • Syn: ↑pay off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking … Useful english dictionary
buy off — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that a person or organization buys off another person or group, you are criticizing the fact that they are giving them something such as money so that they will not complain or cause trouble. [V P n (not… … English dictionary
buy — [[t]ba͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ buys, buying, bought 1) VERB If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. [V n] He could not afford to buy a house... [V n] They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets... [V pron refl … English dictionary
buy the farm — verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 • Syn: ↑die,… … Useful english dictionary
buy it — verb be killed or die (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pip out • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
