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buy over

buy over verb: to gain the support of (a person) through bribery.

Verb

buy over (third-person singular simple present buys over, present participle buying over, simple past and past participle bought over)

  1. (transitive) To gain the support of (a person) through bribery.

Forms of buy over

third-person singular presentbuys over
present participlebuying over
past participlebought over
pastbought over

Questions about buy over

What does buy over mean?
Buy over means to gain the support of (a person) through bribery.
What part of speech is buy over?
Buy over is a verb.
What is the past tense of buy over?
The past tense of buy over is bought over.

Words near buy over in the dictionary

  1. buy one, get one free
  2. buy one, take one
  3. buy order
  4. buy out
  5. buy out from under
  6. buy over
  7. buy side
  8. buy sides
  9. buy some time
  10. buy stop order
  11. buy stop orders

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