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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 monet
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ary 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.
–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; accumulate a stock of.
b.
to buy back one's own possession at an auction.
c.
to undertake a buy-in.
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
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(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.
to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
2.
to bring into consideration or notice; suggest; propose: to advance reasons for a tax cut.
3.
to improve; further: to advance one's interests.
4.
to raise in rank; promote: The board of directors advanced him to president.
5.
to raise in rate or amount; increase: to advance the price.
6.
to bring forward in time; accelerate: to advance growth; to advance clocks one hour.
7.
to supply beforehand; furnish on credit or before goods are delivered or work is done.
8.
to furnish as part of a stock or fund.
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to supply or pay in expectation of reimbursement: They advanced her $5000 against future royalties.
10.
to schedule at a later time or date: to advance a meeting from early to late fall.
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Informal. to do advance publicity for: to advance a rock singer's personal appearances; the most heavily advanced sports event in history.
12.
Archaic. to raise, as a banner.
–verb (used without object)
13.
to move or go forward; proceed: The troops advanced.
14.
to increase in quantity, value, price, etc.: His stock advanced three points.
15.
(of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move toward or be perceived as moving toward an observer, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Compare recede1(def. 3).
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to improve or make progress.
17.
to grow or rise in importance, status, etc.: to advance in rank.
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Informal. to provide publicity; do promotion: He was hired to advance for a best-selling author.
–noun
19.
a forward movement; progress in space: the advance of the troops to the border.
20.
promotion; improvement in importance, rank, etc.: his advance to the position of treasurer.
21.
Usually, advances.
a.
attempts at forming an acquaintanceship, reaching an agreement, or the like, made by one party.
b.
actions or words intended to be sexually inviting.
22.
addition to price; rise in price: an advance on cottons.
23.
Commerce.
a.
a giving beforehand; a furnishing of something before an equivalent is received: An advance on his next month's salary permitted him to pay his debt on time.
b.
the money or goods thus furnished: He received $100 as an advance against future delivery.
24.
Journalism.
a.
copy prepared before the event it describes has occurred: The morning papers carried advances on the ceremony, which will take place tonight.
b.
a press release, wire-service dispatch, or the like, as one containing the text or partial text of a speech, sent to arrive in advance of the event to which it is related. Compare release copy.
25.
the leading body of an army.
26.
Military. (formerly) the order or a signal to advance.
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Informal.
a.
publicity done before the appearance of a noted person, a public event, etc.: She was hired to do advance for the candidate.
b.
a person hired to do advance publicity for an event: He is regarded as the best advance in the business.
28.
Automotive,Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine to generate the spark for ignition in each cylinder earlier in the cycle. Compare retard(def. 5).
29.
Geology. a seaward movement of the shoreline.
–adjective
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going or placed before: an advance section of a train.
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made or given ahead of time: an advance payment on a loan.
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issued ahead of time: an advance copy of the President's speech.
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having gone beyond others or beyond the average.
—Idioms
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in advance, ahead of time; beforehand: You must get your tickets in advance.
35.
in advance of, in front of; be
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fore: Heralds walked in advance of the king.
1Up.com - Found Jan. 2, 2009 When you have extra money, you buy stuff like that ... for, and executed on much more in advance. ... I might've said I was working on the ...
South Bend Tribune - Found Dec. 31, 2008 My brother got a $300 gift card to Best Buy for switching ... Not only did he get all of this, I got him a GameBoy Advance with a couple of games.
South Bend Tribune - Found Dec. 31, 2008 My brother got a $300 gift card to Best Buy for switching ... Not only did he get all of this, I got him a GameBoy Advance with a couple of games.
madison.com Post - Found 1 hour ago I can not afford to buy every game that is released ... 2. The Gameboy Advance got a Phantasy Star Collection cart that included I, II and III.
CrunchGear - Found Dec. 22, 2008 Graphics: Imagine your Gameboy Advance blown up to your TV screen. Maybe your Gameboy Color ... Don’t buy it for the graphics. Buy it for the
Anson Record - Found Dec. 28, 2008 Can you buy me some fake nails and some church ... I helped my mom fold clothes. I want a yellow dirt bike for Christmas and a Gameboy advance.
Play.tm - Found Nov. 28, 2008 Gameboy Advance-esque. In fact this game wouldn't look too out of place on a Gameboy Advance. ... more items you gain to sell on to buy more rooms
411mania.com - Found Nov. 28, 2008 ... to the idea that kids will buy absolutely anything ... I even would argue that the Gameboy Advance had no business housing Street Fighter Alpha ...
Home Cinema Choice - Found Nov. 18, 2008 4. Nintendo Gameboy Advance The heyday of pre-3D home gaming in your hand. ... of the 1983 videogaming crash, but you could still buy one new as
