buy with one's ears
buy with one's ears verb: to buy works of art based on reputation and expected future gains rather than aesthetic or artistic value.
Verb
buy with one's ears (third-person singular simple present buys with one's ears, present participle buying with one's ears, simple past and past participle bought with one's ears)
- To buy works of art based on reputation and expected future gains rather than aesthetic or artistic value.
- Foreign buyers entering the western art market are also buying artists with their ears rather than their eyes, and overpaying if others have.2010, Don Thompson, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, Aurum Press Limited, →ISBN
Forms of buy with one's ears
| third-person singular present | buys with one's ears |
|---|---|
| present participle | buying with one's ears |
| past participle | bought with one's ears |
| past | bought with one's ears |
Questions about buy with one's ears
- What does buy with one's ears mean?
- Buy with one's ears means to buy works of art based on reputation and expected future gains rather than aesthetic or artistic value.
- What part of speech is buy with one's ears?
- Buy with one's ears is a verb.
- What is the past tense of buy with one's ears?
- The past tense of buy with one's ears is bought with one's ears.
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