Buy and Capture

Buy

Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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Capture and buy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Capture" instead a verb "Buy".

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Capture verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Buy and capture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Capture".

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

I'm a Humanitarian: What happens when Scavies capture enemies, or just don't have enough resources to buy food.

Source: Tabletop Game / Necromunda
It's telling that the one you can capture at the end of the first campaign can carry you for the next half a dozen missions straight until you can buy some of your own.

Source: Video Game / Mech Commander
Capture the Flag: During his Engineered Public Confession, Carson reveals that he intends to destroy any country that refuses to buy the fuel he's harvesting from the moon.

Source: An Offer You Can't Refuse

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