buy

VERB:

informal, slang:

1. to accept or believe (as true, practical, etc.):
I don't buy that explanation.

2. to be deceived by:
He bought the whole story.

Chiefly Theology:

1. to redeem; ransom.

2. (tr) theol (esp of Christ) to ransom or redeem (a Christian or the soul of a Christian).

3. (in Christianity) redeem:
bought us with his blood.

in cards:

to draw or be dealt (a card):
He bought an ace.

See usage note for "buy" at Dictionary.com.*

Origin:

before 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent. British dictionary: Old English bycgan; related to Old Norse byggja to let out, lend, Gothic bugjan to buy. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of buy: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 1879. History and Etymology for buy: Verb and Noun: Middle English byen, from Old English bycgan; akin to Goth bugjan to buy. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

Added: 31 July 2020 {6:22 PM}