Log in or Sign up
buy off love

buy off

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive to pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word buy off.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

synonyms (34)

Words with the same meaning

  1. approach
  2. bribe
  3. buy
  4. buy back
  5. buy in
  6. buy into
  7. buy on credit
  8. buy up
  9. complete a purchase
  10. corner
  11. corrupt
  12. engross
  13. fix
  14. get at
  15. get to
  16. grease
  17. grease the palm
  18. have
  19. lubricate
  20. make a buy
  21. monopolize
  22. pay off
  23. procure
  24. purchase
  25. reach
  26. rebuy
  27. regrate
  28. repurchase
  29. sop
  30. square
  31. suborn
  32. take care of
  33. tamper with
  34. tickle the palm

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. bribe
  2. buy
  3. corrupt
  4. grease one's palms

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.