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

[bawt] / bɔt /
ADJECTIVE
purchased
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Derek Holt, chief economist at Scotiabank, says he senses there is a “center within the committee that hasn’t quite bought the need to move.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Saudi Arabian Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad Al Saud bought 50% of Sheffield United in 2013, before acquiring the rest of the club in 2019.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Mei says she bought the medicine through a Chinese social media platform.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

She recently bought a Mercedes for just over $100,000, which she said she only did as a marketing tactic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

I wished I’d bought more corn or sneaked some food from home into my bag.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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