Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Favour
Favour verb - Consider as the favorite.
How words are described
| good | good buy | good favour |
| best | best buy | best favour |
| large | large buy | large favour |
| big | big buy | big favour |
| Other adjectives: aforementioned, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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On the occasions where the Mysterons find it more convenient to buy the services of a human than to dispose of them in favour of a replicant, they typically pay with a briefcase full of diamonds instead.
Source: Briefcase Full of Money - Turns out in her entire quest-line, she was manipulating Geralt into clearing the way to a mage's laboratory so she could steal his notes and use the knowledge on them to buy favour with the Ax-Crazy King Radovid.
Source: Honey Trap
Cite this Source
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Favour or Buy. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/favour.
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