Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hilariously played with for one prophecy, where the descendants wondered what it was about for centuries only for it to be a direct and clear instruction once relevant — "Do notte buy Betamacks".
Source: Prophecy Twist -
This is made even more ridiculous by the fact that this was a direct-to-DVD dub, which usually serves as an (additional) point of getting the people who already have the fansubs to buy the DVD.
Source: She's a Man in Japan -
And there's also a direct correlation between what you sell and what stuff you can buy from the Bazaar.
Source: Vendor Trash
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Direct and Buy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/direct
Buy & Direct. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/direct>.
Direct or Buy. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/direct.
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