Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Catch
Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
How words are described
| old | old buy | old catch |
| good | good buy | good catch |
| full | full buy | full catch |
| best | best buy | best catch |
| Other adjectives: real, big, bad, new, different, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The games (except the 2nd gen) get bonus points for teaching you how to catch a Mon after you can buy Poké Balls and catch various Com Mons.
Source: Forced Tutorial -
That said, this one's success is locked to Japan, as America won't buy it due to its similarities to Webkinz and while Europe got it, it failed to catch on.
Source: Cash Cow Franchise -
One of the special abilities martial artists can buy in Deadlands Classic, "Seize the Pearl o' Death", allows them to catch a thrown projectile and throw it back.
Source: Catch and Return
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Catch and Buy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/catch
Buy & Catch. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/catch>.
Catch or Buy. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/catch.
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