bought
Americanverb
adjective
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unbought adjective
- well-bought adjective
Etymology
Origin of bought
First recorded before 900, for the adjective for an earlier sense
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Example Sentences
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With borrowed money and shady partners, Duer bought and sold huge quantities of stocks and bonds.
From Barron's
With borrowed money and shady partners, Duer bought and sold huge quantities of stocks and bonds.
From Barron's
"ILI have a track record of bringing in community benefits," he argued, pointing to the Red John hydropump storage project in the Highlands, which has been bought by Norwegian company Statkraft.
From BBC
He bought an 850-acre private island in the British Virgin Islands.
It was meant to resemble Murray’s Cheese, the famous cheesemonger in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which Kroger bought in 2017.
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