Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 8 compound words that contain buys. The most common are listed below. Open buys in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
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- Buys Ballot's lawA rule stating that, in the Northern Hemisphere, if a person stands with their back to the wind, the atmospheric pressure is low to the left and high to the right (because wind travels counterclockwise around low-pressure zones in the …
- buys the rackthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy the rack: To place bets on all possible combinations for the daily double.
- buys the rumorthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy the rumor: To purchase an asset based on positive speculation or unconfirmed reports, anticipating a price rise before the positive development leading to it is confirmed by official …
- buys the dipthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy the dip: To purchase a financial asset after its market value drops.
- buys a ticket tothird-person singular simple present indicative of buy a ticket to: Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.
- buys the big onethird-person singular simple present indicative of buy the big one: To die.
- buys backthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy back: To purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).
- buys downthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy down: An accelerated repayment of the principal of a loan.
- buys offthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy off: To pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service.
- buys outthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy out: to purchase the entire stock or extent of something
- buys overthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy over: To gain the support of (a person) through bribery.
- buys timethird-person singular simple present indicative of buy time: To purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else.
- buys upthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy up: To buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something.
- cross-buysplural of cross-buy: A feature of some digital distribution systems, especially video games, allowing a person who buys the product for one platform or device to use the versions for other platforms or devices at no additional cost.
- must-buysplural of must-buy: A product that one is strongly recommended to buy.
- panic-buysplural of panic-buy: To buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.
- impulse buysplural of impulse buy: Something purchased spontaneously, without planning or thought.
- bring-and-buysplural of bring-and-buy: A small-scale sale where people bring items to sell and buy others' items. The money raised usually goes towards charity.
- buys off onthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy off on: To consent to.
- buys some timethird-person singular simple present indicative of buy some time: To purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else.
- buys to letthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy to let: Describing, or relating to, a property bought as an investment, the purchaser letting it to others rather than living in it.
- buys wolf ticketsthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy wolf tickets: To call the bluff of, or respond to the threats or boasts of, someone who has been selling wolf tickets.
- buys out from underthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy out from under: To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy.
- buys the dipsthird-person singular simple present indicative of buy the dips: To purchase a financial asset after its market value drops.
Compound words 8
- Buyssesplural of Buysse: A surname from French.
- misbuysthird-person singular simple present indicative of misbuy: To buy in error or regretfully.
- multibuysplural of multibuy: An offer in which more than one of an item is purchased at the same time.
- outbuysthird-person singular simple present indicative of outbuy: To spend more money than (someone) buying goods.
- overbuysthird-person singular simple present indicative of overbuy: To buy excessively, especially to buy more than one needs or can afford.
- prebuysthird-person singular simple present indicative of prebuy: To buy in advance.
- underbuysthird-person singular simple present indicative of underbuy: To buy at less than the value of.
- forbuysthird-person singular simple present indicative of forbuy: To buy off; ransom; redeem (from sin, hell, etc.).