Buy and Withhold

Buy

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

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

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Withhold

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Buy and withhold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Withhold".

Nearby Word: withholding

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

piece buy piece withhold piece
time buy time withhold time
game buy game withhold game
food buy food withhold food
Other words: music, items.
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