Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Grant
Grant verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
How words are described
| old | old buy | old grant |
| good | good buy | good grant |
| powerful | powerful buy | powerful grant |
| real | real buy | real grant |
| Other adjectives: big. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If you're in an Avatar of Jarlsberg run, you can buy a Cosmic Bucket, whose only function is to give you items that grant you more skill points for the path.
Source: Video Game / Kingdom of Loathing -
Most summoned creatures are demons, who are used to grant wishes, seek vengeance, or buy beer.
Source: Summon Magic - This gets repeated in a later scene where Loveless tries to kidnap the President and Gordon shows up disguised as Grant to buy the President time to escape.
Source: Decoy Leader
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