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bought definition

bought (bôt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

buy

adjective

Dialectal boughten

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bought Synonyms

bought

modif.

purchased, procured, acquired, budgeted for, requisitioned, paid for, on order, to be delivered, contracted for, included in the purchase, store-bought, ready-made; see also acquired 1, 2, ordered 1, ready-made.

Antonyms sold*, pawned*, given away.


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bought Usage Examples

Object

  • item: Serves 4. Next Steps Bought some plain salad items and looking to jazz them up?

Converse of object

  • have: When You Have Bought If it is a house you will have to pay for building insurance and for all repairs and maintenance.

Adjective modifier

  • a.: The age of rpm giving a. Bought a house rovers ever went landscape anytime soon.

Modifies a noun

  • mine: Andy, Warrington on March 5th, 2006 Bought mine for £ 89 new of Ebay.

Modifying Another Word

  • recently: I love parties and male strippers with fine looking bodies too My kinda music is: RECENTLY BOUGHT " THE BANDS 06 " CD.

Noun used with modifier

  • custodian: Custodian History Bought by Keynes at the Sotheby sale for £ 11.
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