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buys a pup

buys a pup is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buy a pup.

Meaning of buy a pup

Verb

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

  1. (UK, dated, slang) To buy something that ultimately proves to be worth nothing or less than promised.

Questions about buys a pup

What is buys a pup the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Buys a pup is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buy a pup.

Words near buys a pup in the dictionary

  1. buyouts
  2. buyrate
  3. buyrates
  4. buys
  5. buys a dog and barks oneself
  6. buys a pup
  7. buys a ticket to
  8. buys back
  9. Buys Ballot's law
  10. buys down
  11. buys in

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