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buy off (verb)

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  • 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 [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 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 off — verb to pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service …   Wiktionary

  • buy off — transitive verb Date: 1629 1. to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration 2. to free (as from military service) by payment …   New Collegiate 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 — [[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 — 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 — [c]/baɪ / (say buy) verb (bought /bɔt/ (say bawt), buying) –verb (t) 1. to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying an equivalent, especially in money. 2. to acquire by giving any kind of recompense: to buy favour with flattery. 3.… …  

  • 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

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