Buy and Exchange

Buy

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

Usage example: I really want to buy that new book, but I don't have enough money right now

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

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Exchange verb - To give up (something) and take something else in return.

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Buy and exchange are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Exchange".

full	full buy	full exchange
free	free buy	free exchange
real	real buy	real exchange
large	large buy	large exchange
Other adjectives: new, minor, aforementioned, botched.

parts	buy parts	exchange parts
clothes	buy clothes	exchange clothes
clothing	buy clothing	exchange clothing
cards	buy cards	exchange cards
Other words: items, sword, gifts, drinks, guns.

When Jack Sparrow offers to serve under Barbossa as Commodore in exchange for remaining captain of the Black Pearl, one of the things he offers is to buy him a big floppy hat.

Source: Hat of Authority
Heck, in one episode, they were willing to buy a Woodchuck Morris fart in a jar (which was really Burford's far in it) from Buford in exchange for every single thing they owned.

Source: Western Animation / Numb Chucks
You Takami spies on Ganta in Deadman Wonderland in exchange for the over 90 million "cast points" (DW money) he saved up to buy his sister's freedom.

Source: The Mole / Anime and Manga

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