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I like the way I look in a suit, and I wish I owned more. Actually, I wish I owned suits that fit me, I should say. You can buy off the rack and think, 'Oh, this is perfect.' But then you get a tailor-made suit for you, and it's a whole different animal. You don't just look good in a suit, you feel good in a suit.
Donald Faison

Meaning of "buy off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUY OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUY OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Buy off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb buy off in English.

WHAT DOES BUY OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of buy off in the English dictionary

The definition of buy off in the dictionary is to pay to drop a charge, end opposition, relinquish a claim, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUY OFF

PRESENT

Present
I buy off
you buy off
he/she/it buys off
we buy off
you buy off
they buy off
Present continuous
I am buying off
you are buying off
he/she/it is buying off
we are buying off
you are buying off
they are buying off
Present perfect
I have bought off
you have bought off
he/she/it has bought off
we have bought off
you have bought off
they have bought off
Present perfect continuous
I have been buying off
you have been buying off
he/she/it has been buying off
we have been buying off
you have been buying off
they have been buying off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bought off
you bought off
he/she/it bought off
we bought off
you bought off
they bought off
Past continuous
I was buying off
you were buying off
he/she/it was buying off
we were buying off
you were buying off
they were buying off
Past perfect
I had bought off
you had bought off
he/she/it had bought off
we had bought off
you had bought off
they had bought off
Past perfect continuous
I had been buying off
you had been buying off
he/she/it had been buying off
we had been buying off
you had been buying off
they had been buying off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will buy off
you will buy off
he/she/it will buy off
we will buy off
you will buy off
they will buy off
Future continuous
I will be buying off
you will be buying off
he/she/it will be buying off
we will be buying off
you will be buying off
they will be buying off
Future perfect
I will have bought off
you will have bought off
he/she/it will have bought off
we will have bought off
you will have bought off
they will have bought off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been buying off
you will have been buying off
he/she/it will have been buying off
we will have been buying off
you will have been buying off
they will have been buying off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would buy off
you would buy off
he/she/it would buy off
we would buy off
you would buy off
they would buy off
Conditional continuous
I would be buying off
you would be buying off
he/she/it would be buying off
we would be buying off
you would be buying off
they would be buying off
Conditional perfect
I would have buy off
you would have buy off
he/she/it would have buy off
we would have buy off
you would have buy off
they would have buy off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been buying off
you would have been buying off
he/she/it would have been buying off
we would have been buying off
you would have been buying off
they would have been buying off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you buy off
we let´s buy off
you buy off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to buy off
Past participle
bought off
Present Participle
buying off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUY OFF

buy
buy in
buy into
buy out
buy up
buy-back
buy-back option
buy-to-fret
buy-to-let
buyable
buycott
buyer
buyer´s market
buyers´ market
buying
buying behaviour
buying group
buying order
buying power
buying spree

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUY OFF

badly off
better off
carry off
comfortably off
cry off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
lay off
marry off
on and off
pay off
play off
set off
show off
take off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of buy off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «buy off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUY OFF

Find out the translation of buy off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buy off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buy off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收买
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comprar a
570 millions of speakers

English

buy off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद खरीद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شراء ذمم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

откупиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comprar fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ কিনুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

racheter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kaufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

買収する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 구매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tuku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mua chuộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாங்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüşvetle elde etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tacitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekupić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відкупитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cumpere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαγοράσουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

af koop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

köpa ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjøpe av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buy off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUY OFF»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUY OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buy off

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2 QUOTES WITH «BUY OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word buy off.
1
Donald Faison
I like the way I look in a suit, and I wish I owned more. Actually, I wish I owned suits that fit me, I should say. You can buy off the rack and think, 'Oh, this is perfect.' But then you get a tailor-made suit for you, and it's a whole different animal. You don't just look good in a suit, you feel good in a suit.
2
April Winchell
I have found that many other countries will buy off on anything American. As much as they hate us, they want to be us more than anything.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUY OFF»

Discover the use of buy off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buy off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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I Buy Houses: The Property Investor's Handbook
You should only buy off the plan at the start of the property cycle, and only if you can buy at market value. This strategy is consistent with my value approach to investing in real estate (discussed later). Any off-the-plan purchase that satisfies ...
Paul Do, 2011
2
Find the Right Property, Buy at the Right Price
People buy off the plan as a way to save money or, if you look at it the other way, to make money more quickly. It relies on the perception (and marketing spin from the developer) that you can pay today's prices for a property that will be worth ...
Melissa Opie, 2012
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Believe it; see BUY sOMETHING. buy off Pay to get rid ofa claim or opposition, or to avoid prosecution, as in He was caught trying to buy off-the opposing candidate. [First halfof16005] buy out Purchase the entire stock, business rights, ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
To buy off, to influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield by some consideration ; as, to buy off conscience ; to detach by a consideration given ; as, to buy off one from a party. To buy out, to buy off, or detach from. Shah. ih To purchase ...
Noah Webster, 1832
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Off the Books: A Jazz Life
He lived and played in Montreal during his early years, Toronto in the 1970s, and in New York since 1982, which comprises the largest section of the book, chronicling the inner workings of the jazz business.
Peter Leitch, 2013
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Nuevo Método del Doctor Enrique Ollendorff para aprender a ...
Does my father buy off my brother from beinj; a soldier?-If he has already bought him off from the Moors 1 think he will buy him off from being a soldier.— Will you buy off that great stock of goods?— If they are cheap I wilibny most of them off.
H. G. Ollendorff, 1851
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99 Essential Business Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Succeed in ...
Business Phrasal Verb: Buy Off Meaning: Bribe someone Examples: Joe hoped he could buy off Kevin's silence about his theft crimes at the office. "Don't try to buy me off. It won't work." said Kevin to Joe when asked to keep silent about what  ...
Zhanna Hamilton
8
A Valency Dictionary of English: A Corpus-based Analysis of ...
M D1 D2 D3 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 also in phrasal verbs: buy out; buy over; buy up a A person1 can buy another person", i.e. bribe them or buy advantages or favours by bribing. -> D1 T8 also in phrasal verbs: buy off (3 A person1 can buy ...
Thomas Herbst, 2004
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An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
To buy often, Mynycb brynn, ymarfer о bry nu. To buy off a criminal, Prynu rhydddid (madd- cuant, pardwn) i droseddwr. To buy off a judge [to bribe, or corrupt by bribery] Gobrwyo yuad er peri iddo wyro barn (gyliawnhaii yr euog,) llygru trwy ...
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828
10
Buy to Let Property Strategy
... cashflows jump. The cashflow will not by itself enable the investor to buy the second property from retained profits. However, if other pairs of property are added there will be enough cash to buy off at least one. 71.
Mark Temperley, Mark Temperley Mba Fcca, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUY OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buy off is used in the context of the following news items.
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WE RIDE JASON ANDERSON'S ROCKSTAR ENERGY …
Unlike other manufacturers, whose factory bikes look considerably different from what the public can buy off the showroom floor, Anderson's ... «Motocross Action Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Billionaire Malibu Environmentalists And “Every BAYWATCH Fan In …
This is a pretty standard Malibu tactic: you buy off NGOs and have them endorse whatever it is you want to do. Anyway, I understand why the ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
3
Victorian Labor to redraw pact on factional power sharing
“It's to prevent a race to the bottom where it comes down to who can buy off the most branch stackers,'' one source said. The pact doesn't ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
'We're going to wake Russellville up'
Both are certified by the state of Arkansas to shoot Class B fireworks, which differ from the Class C fireworks John Doe can buy off a roadside ... «Russellville Courier, Jul 15»
5
Birmingham New Street – Final push
Using a pair of cardboard goggles, which you can buy off the internet for less than £5, the programme can be run on a smart phone. «Rail Engineer, Jul 15»
6
How To Work With A Mailing Company To Find Your Best Target …
Your goal should be to develop a long-term working relationship, not just buy off-the-shelf printing in a marketing vacuum. As with everything in ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
7
Rebel Robocalls: There's Video, Too
In related news, don't ms our exclusive reporting (here) on ill-fated efforts by powerful S.C. Senator Hugh Leatherman to buy off Confederate ... «FITSNews, Jul 15»
8
Chicago White Sox try to get loss for Jeff Samardzija, somehow win …
Rose will have to cast a wider net if he wants to buy off the Sox in the future. Avisail Garcia may have struck out twice and left a man on in scoring position (one of ... «OutsidePitchMLB, Jul 15»
9
Interim Title At UFC 189 Makes No Sense, But It Makes Dollars
According to Aldo, that interim strap means nothing more than the replica one that any drunk can buy off UFC.com for $449.95. In 2013, the ... «5thRound.com, Jul 15»
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Learn more about Antonio Gates's replacement, Ladarius Green
Record store Thrift Trader Hillcrest collapsed under the weight of its vinyl collection. Go buy off some of their catalogue so they can not worry about the ceiling ... «San Diego Sun Times, Jul 15»

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