Buy Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase. |
| 2. | to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. |
| 3. | to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. |
| 4. | to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. |
| 5. | to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. |
| 6. | Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. |
| 7. | Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace. |
| 8. | Informal. | a. | to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. |
| b. | to be deceived by: He bought the whole story. |
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–verb (used without object) | 9. | to be or become a purchaser. |
–noun | 10. | an act or instance of buying. |
| 11. | something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy. |
| 12. | a bargain: The couch was a real buy. |
—Verb phrases| 13. | buy down, to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down. |
| 14. | buy in, | a. | to buy a supply of; accum
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| b. | to buy back one's own possession at an auction. |
Also, buy into. |
| 15. | buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in: They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted. |
| 16. | buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the noninterference of; bribe: The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him. |
| 17. | buy out, to secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise: She bought out an established pharmacist and is doing very well. |
| 18. | buy up, to buy as much as one can of something or as much as is offered for sale: He bought up the last of the strawberries at the fruit market. |
—Idiom| 19. | buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk. |
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Fake Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent): to fake a report showing nonexistent profits. |
| 2. | to conceal the defects of or make appear more attractive, interesting, valuable, etc., usually in order to deceive: The story was faked a bit to make it more sensational. |
| 3. | to pretend; simulate: to fake illness. |
| 4. | to accomplish by trial and error or by improvising: I don't know the job, but I can fake it. |
| 5. | to trick or deceive (an opponent) by making a fake (often fol. by out): The running back faked out the defender with a deft move and scored. |
| 6. | Jazz. | a. | to improvise: to fake an accompaniment. |
| b. | to play (music) without reading from a score. |
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–verb (used without object) | 7. | to fake something; pretend. |
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–noun | 9. | anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake. |
| 10. | a person who fakes; faker: The doctor with the reputed cure for cancer proved to be a fake. |
| 11. | a spurious report or story. |
| 12. | Sports. a simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent. |
–adjective | 13. | designed to deceive or cheat; not real; counterfeit. |
—Verb phrase| 14. | fake out, Slang. | a. | to trick; deceive: She faked me out by acting friendly and then stole my job. |
| b. | to surprise, as by a sudden reversal: They thought we weren't coming back, but we faked them out by showing up during dinner. |
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College Definition–noun | 1. | an institution of higher learning, esp. one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university. |
| 2. | a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree. |
| 3. | an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university. |
| 4. | an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. |
| 5. | a similar corporation outside a university. |
| 6. | the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education. |
| 7. | the administrators, faculty, and students of a college. |
| 8. | (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school. |
| 9. | an organized association of persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit: The electoral college formally selects the president. |
| 10. | a company; assemblage. |
| 11. | Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity. |
| 12. | British Slang. a prison. |
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Diploma Definition–noun | 1. | a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study. |
| 2. | a document conferring some honor, privilege, or power. |
| 3. | a public or official document, esp. one of historical interest: a diploma from Carolingian times. |
–verb (used with object) | 4. | to grant or award a diploma to. |
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