Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Finish
Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
How words are described
| good | good buy | good finish |
| high | high buy | high finish |
| best | best buy | best finish |
| bad | bad buy | bad finish |
| Other adjectives: new, botched. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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You can either wait long amounts of time for things to recharge or finish, or buy some crystals and use them to instantly finish.
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Psychic Nosebleed: Lucy inflicts a very minor one on a flight attendant to buy herself some time to finish working on her twin laptops.
Source: Film / Lucy - Subverted, however, when he tells the audience (after they finish whooping at the joke) that it's not because they all look alike, but they're just much easier to buy.
Source: Identical-Looking Asians
Cite this Source
Finish and Buy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/finish
Buy & Finish. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/finish>.
Finish or Buy. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/finish.
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