Buy vs Prebuy - What's the difference?
buy | prebuy |
To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
* Benjamin Franklin
To obtain by some sacrifice.
* Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 23
To bribe.
To be equivalent to in value.
(informal) to accept as true; to believe
To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)
(poker slang) To make a bluff, usually a large one.
To buy in advance.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 27, author=Barbara E. Hernandez, title=When the Desert Calls, work=New York Times
, passage=“They are prebuying their retirement homes,” said John Raymond, director of community and economic development for Palm Springs. }}
In lang=en terms the difference between buy and prebuy
is that buy is to make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal) while prebuy is to buy in advance.As verbs the difference between buy and prebuy
is that buy is to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods while prebuy is to buy in advance.As a noun buy
is something which is bought; a purchase.buy
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- Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries.
- Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Synonyms
* purchase * (accept as true) accept, believe, swallow (informal), take on * make a buyAntonyms
* sell, vend * (accept as true) disbelieve, reject, pitchDerived terms
* bring-and-buy * buyable * buyer * buy back * buy into * buy it * buy to let * buy off * buy out * buy someone off * buy someone out * buy straw hats in winter * buy the farm * buy time * buy up * can I buy you a drink * impulse buy * money can't buy happiness * outbuy * rebuyAntonyms
* saleDerived terms
* buydown * buyout * impulse buyprebuy
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