Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Both terms in one sentence
- After maintaining their cover on public transporation proves to be impossible, they give up and buy a cheap freighter from an Honest John's Dealership.
Source: Casual Interstellar Travel -
She wouldn't give up her whoring ways, her (possibly illegitimate) children ended up with depressing names referring to how God felt about Israel, and Hosea had to buy her back.
Source: Hooker with a Heart of Gold -
Item Crafting: Whenever you buy equipment you have to give up the necessary materials to forge.
Source: Video Game / Chrono Cross
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