Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see buy, pay, for.

  2. To bribe or corrupt with money from special interests; to obtain by bribery.

Examples

1996 sentences

  1. What did you buy it for?

    Навіщо ти це купив? — shanghainese

    ruЗачем вы это купили? — marafon

    deWofür hast du es gekauft? — BraveSentry

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  2. I bought a camera for 30 dollars.

    Я купив фотоапарат за тридцять доларів. — deniko

    ruЯ купил фотоаппарат за тридцать долларов. — afyodor

    deIch habe eine Kamera für 30 Dollar gekauft. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. She bought a shirt for him.

    Вона купила йому сорочку. — deniko

    ruОна купила ему рубашку. — odexed

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  4. Tom bought a camera for me.

    Том купив мені фотоапарат. — deniko

    ruТом купил мне фотоаппарат. — Selena777

    deTom hat mir eine Kamera gekauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom didn't buy anything for Mary.

    Том нічого не купив Мері. — deniko

    ruТом ничего не купил для Мэри. — odexed

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Origin

In the sense "bribe, corrupt", the verb is much rarer than and is probably a back-formatio

In the sense "bribe, corrupt", the verb is much rarer than and is probably a back-formation from the adjective bought and paid for.

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Forms

buys and pays for, buying and paying for, bought and paid for, bought and paid for
Base formbuy and pay for · to buy and pay for
3rd person singularbuys and pays for
Present participlebuying and paying for
Past simplebought and paid for
Past participlebought and paid for

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybuy and pay for
he, she, itbuys and pays for

Past simpleLesson

all personsbought and paid for

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bought and paid for
he, she, ithas bought and paid for

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill buy and pay for

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
buttybuxombuyA1buyerB1buyingbuzzB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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