buy
verb
to get something by paying money for it
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invest in
to buy something, especially something that you need and will use a lot
buy up
to buy large amounts of something or all of it that is available
get in
to buy or collect things that you need
splash out
to buy something expensive
buy into
to buy part of a business, especially in order to get control of it
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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