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[Verb] | "buy" | \ ˈbī \
1: to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money : purchase
2: to obtain in exchange for something often at a sacrifice
3: redeem
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English byen, from Old English bycgan; akin to Goth bugjan to buy;
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# 1 - { buying time:11758269 }
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[ "buying time" ]
1: A phrase used to describe the action of someone who is purposely delaying an action or very deliberately pushing off a decision to be made sometime later.
* e.g., ... Jill is afraid to jump off the bungee jumping deck, so she is standing there buying time by talking about how afraid she is instead of jumping.
# 2 - { buy some time:1955540 }
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[ "buy some time" ]
1: To extend a period of time needed to obtain a goal or to pay a debt or aquire something.
* e.g., ... "I hid out from Vinny for a while to buy some time and save up the money for my outstanding debt to keep my legs from getting broken"
# 3 - { buying air-time:17899282 }
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[ "buying air-time" ]
1: Buying a meal or treats for a person in the hope of receiving sexual gratification. "Air-time" as in legs-in-the-air-time.
* e.g., ... By paying for her lunch she thought he was generous but actually he was buying air-time.
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