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Examples of bought

bought
She said customers who bought the CD can return it to any Wal-Mart for a refund.
From the dailyherald.com
Congress is bought and paid for by the lobbyists working for various industries.
From the dailyherald.com
Pedott bought the rights to the novelty in 1977 and sells half a million a year.
From the thenewstribune.com
The couple who bought the house out of foreclosure think they're lucky, he says.
From the usatoday.com
The brand lost luster after Neiman Marcus Group bought majority control in 1999.
From the businessweek.com
Campos, 70, bought the business 20 years ago and says he has no plans to retire.
From the thenewstribune.com
Andrew and I got a couple of investors onboard with us, and we bought the place.
From the omaha.com
Consider the way Jay Kos bought himself a pair of pants in New York last Sunday.
From the online.wsj.com
Fisher's family bought a tree in Lucas'memory and put up a memorial in the town.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • Bargain: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
  • Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
  • Bribe: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
  • Be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
  • Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
  • Accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
  • Buy is a 1979 album by James Chance & The Contortions. Buy was the Contortions' debut album, originally released the indie label ZE, while at the same time the album Off White under the alias of James White, was also released.
  • Buy is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Kostroma River. Population: 27,392 (2002 Census); 32,701 (1989 Census).
  • (Buying) Trade is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money. Trade is also called commerce or transaction. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. ...