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  • past participle of buy.
  • past tense form of buy.
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bought

[bawt] / bɔt /
ADJECTIVE
purchased
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"I had to halt everything. I bought a house in Nashville, I gardened, I saw a therapist and I gave myself a chance to miss music."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Daily Star headlines with "You Only Drink Twice" as it says James Bond actor Daniel Craig has bought a pub.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Shares were bought mainly by existing investors, including Gresham House Ventures, the same spokesperson for the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Oracle director Stephen Rusckowski bought 25,000 shares as reports about OpenAI’s revenue fueled swings in the cloud provider’s stock.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

I straighten the brim of the new running hat I bought with Dad’s gift certificate, which is not suffocating my scalp, thank goodness, but it does keep riding down my forehead.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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