What is the meaning of buying?

noun

• The act of buying.
  • usage: "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
  • synonyms: purchasing

verb

• Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.
  • usage: "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
  • synonyms: buy, purchase
• Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.
  • usage: "This judge can be bought"
  • synonyms: bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
• Be worth or be capable of buying.
  • usage: "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"
  • synonyms: buy
• Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange.
  • usage: "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
  • synonyms: buy
• Accept as true.
  • usage: "I can't buy this story"
  • synonyms: buy