 |
|
 |
Buying 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 acquir
3b5
e 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. | | –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 (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. | |
From Dictionary
Home Definition–noun | 1. | a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. | | 2. | the place in which one's domestic affections are centered. | | 3. | an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home. | | 4. | the dwelling place or retreat of an animal. | | 5. | the place or region where something is native or most common. | | 6. | any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home. | | 7. | a person's native place or own country. | | 8. | (in games) the destination or goal. | | 9. | a principal base of operations or activities: The new stadium will be the home of the local football team. | | 11. | Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal. | –adjective | 12. | of, pertaining to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products. | | 13. | principal or main: the corporation's home office. | | 14. | reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust. | | 15. | Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away (def. 11). | –adverb | 16. | to, toward, or at home: to go home. | | 17. | deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home. | | 18. | to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home. | | 19. | Nautical. | a. | into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted hom
553
e. | | b. | in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home. | | c. | toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home. | | –verb (used without object) | 20. | to go or return home. | | 21. | (of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, esp. under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often fol. by in on): The missile homed in on the target. | | 22. | to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes. | | 23. | to have a home where specified; reside. | –verb (used with object) | 24. | to bring or send home. | <
bae
table class="luna-Ent"> | 25. | to provide with a home. | |
| 26. | to direct, esp. under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc. | —Idioms | 27. | at home, | a. | in one's own house or place of residence. | | b. | in one's own town or country. | | c. | prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her. | | d. | in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home. | | e. | well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics. | | f. | played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away. | | | 28. | bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her. | | 29. | home and dry, British Informal. having safely achieved one's goal. | | 30. | home free, | a. | assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free. | | b. | certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free. | | | 31. | write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about. | |
From Dictionary
Related topics from BritannicaEdinburgh: A City of Stories
It is impossible to be an author in Edinburgh without being conscious of the many previous generations of writers for whom the city has provided sustenance and inspiration. The visitor who arrives in ...
Cuba
The government closely oversees home ownership and real estate transactions. Few people can easily change their places of residence because the government's system of enforced home "exchanges," or ...
New South Wales
The state government is responsible for the administration of public health, hospitals, and medicine. Health care is nominally free under the Commonwealth government's Medicare program, which is ...
|
Related topics from Ask NewsTop Five Home-Buying Blunders for 2009
Free Money Finance - Found 17 hours ago
US News lists the top five home-buying blunders of 2009 as follows: 1) Buying for the short term: With home prices at the national level expected
|
|
Navy Federal Credit Union Commits $6 Billion for Mortgage in 2009
Planning a home buy? Do it in first 3 months of 2009
Economictimes - Found Jan. 5, 2009
NEW DELHI: If you had been flip-flopping over buying a home in 2008, then your best chance to get one at an attractive price is in the first three
|
|
Ask Engadget HD: Best CableCARD-equipped HTPC?
Engadget HD - Found Dec. 31, 2008
... a CableCARD device after the fact (actually, you can ), I am stuck buying one already made. I am looking for one in a home theater case that...
|
|
Home Theater TV Setup
MyContentBuilder - Found Dec. 30, 2008
... to be taken into consideration when buying a television to get the most enjoyable experience of a home theater. The size of the home theater...
|
|
Taking the Stress Out of a Second Home
BusinessWeek - Found Dec. 30, 2008
Buying and maintaining a vacation home is no picnic -- in fact, it poses unique challenges.
|
|
Choosing The Right Home Mortgage Loan
MyContentBuilder - Found Dec. 28, 2008
If you are considering buying a home, then you may be a little confused by all of the terms you hear about home loans.
|
|
Pending home sales dropped in November
Red Orbit - Found Jan. 6, 2009
Lawrence Yun blamed mounting job losses and very weak consumer confidence December could also see weak home-buying activity due to on going...
|
|
Company Profile for Movoto LLC
Home is where the family is at Christmastime
Bakersfield Californian - Found Dec. 25, 2008
... and his girlfriend, Jessica Lesly, came to Bakersfield from New Mexico with their 2-month-old in hopes of finding a job and buying a home.
|
|
|
Related topics from Technorati |
|
|
|
