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misbuy

misbuy verb: to buy in error or regretfully.

Verb

misbuy (third-person singular simple present misbuys, present participle misbuying, simple past and past participle misbought)

  1. (transitive) To buy in error or regretfully.
    • We are giving special attention to the wants of Canadian misbuying Manitoba wheat and other grains.1918, The Northwestern Miller, volume 113, page 995
    • The pensions industry has fresh scars from the personal pensions mis-selling episode, and is now wary of accusations that people have been allowed to 'mis-buy' financial products such as stakeholder pensions.2002, Richard Brooks, Peter Robinson, A New Contract for Retirement, page 23

Noun

misbuy (plural misbuys)

  1. An erroneous buy; a purchase made in error or by mistake; a purchase made without proper understanding, research, or consideration, often leading to regret.
    • Forget the misbuys after you have profited by them and lay stress upon the new.1930, Southern Furniture Journal, volume 59, page 3
    • There is likewise the necessity to "unload" misbuys in case the grocer finds himself "stung" with some new commodity that seems glued to the shelves.1938, National Grocers Bulletin, volume 25, page 20

Forms of misbuy

Verb
third-person singular presentmisbuys
present participlemisbuying
past participlemisbought
pastmisbought
alternative formmis-buy
Noun
pluralmisbuys

Origin of misbuy

From mis- + buy.

Words formed from misbuy

Questions about misbuy

What does misbuy mean?
Misbuy means to buy in error or regretfully.
What part of speech is misbuy?
Misbuy can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of misbuy?
The past tense of misbuy is misbought.

Words near misbuy in the dictionary

  1. misbuilt
  2. misbutton
  3. misbuttoned
  4. misbuttoning
  5. misbuttons
  6. misbuy
  7. misbuying
  8. misbuys
  9. misc
  10. misc.
  11. miscal

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