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buy-bust

buy-bust noun: the police tactic of purchasing illegal drugs or other contraband from a dealer or supplier in order to arrest the seller.

Noun

buy-bust (plural buy-busts)

  1. (attributive, often) The police tactic of purchasing illegal drugs or other contraband from a dealer or supplier in order to arrest the seller.

Forms of buy-bust

pluralbuy-busts

Questions about buy-bust

What does buy-bust mean?
Buy-bust means the police tactic of purchasing illegal drugs or other contraband from a dealer or supplier in order to arrest the seller.
What part of speech is buy-bust?
Buy-bust is a noun.
What is the plural of buy-bust?
The plural of buy-bust is buy-busts.

Words near buy-bust in the dictionary

  1. buy woof tickets
  2. buy yourself a hat
  3. buy, lie and sell high
  4. buy-back
  5. buy-backs
  6. buy-bust
  7. buy-busts
  8. buy-down
  9. buy-downs
  10. buy-in
  11. buy-ins

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