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Yes, buy is playable

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"Buy" Definition

noun

An act of purchasing: a drug buy.
Something bought or for sale; a purchase.
Something that is underpriced; a bargain.
Something of value at a favorable price.
An act of buying .

verb-intransitive

To purchase something; act as a purchaser.

verb

To acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money .
To obtain in exchange for something often at a sacrifice .
To be the purchasing equivalent of .
To make a purchase.

phrasal-verb

Buy into To acquire a stake or interest in: bought into a risky real estate venture.
Buy off To bribe (an official, for example) in order to secure improper cooperation or gain exemption from a regulation or legal consequence.
Buy out To purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of.
Buy up To purchase all that is available of.

idiom

Buy it Slang To be killed.
Buy the farm Slang To die, especially suddenly or violently.
Buy time To increase the time available for a specific purpose: "A moderate recovery thus buys time for Congress and the Administration to whittle the deficit” ( G. David Wallace).

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