Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Ensure
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Earlier, a wounded Sam stays aboard a Covenant ship to both buy John and Kelly time to escape, and to ensure a bomb goes off inside the ship's reactor.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Literature -
When Bee's stomach growls and she realizes she has no money to buy food, Puppycat guards his food but she ensure him that she won't eat his food.
Source: Dog Food Diet -
Such usage is encouraged by the manufacturer, even going so far as to literally buy out the FDA to ensure the message gets through.
Source: May Contain Evil
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Ensure and Buy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/ensure
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