Buy vs. Win — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Buy and Win
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Buy
Obtain in exchange for payment
Homeowners who buy into housing developments
He had been able to buy up hundreds of acres
He bought me a new frock
She bought six first-class stamps
Win
To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.
Buy
Accept the truth of
I hate to buy into stereotypes
I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means
Win
To achieve success in an effort or venture
Struggled to overcome the handicap and finally won.
Buy
A purchase
Wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops
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Win
To achieve victory or finish first in
Won the race.
Buy
To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See Note at boughten.
Win
To receive as a prize or reward for performance
Won a gold medal.
Buy
To be capable of purchasing
"Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy" (Ogden Nash).
Win
To achieve or obtain by effort
Win concessions in negotiations.
Buy
To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade
Wanted to buy love with gifts.
Win
To gain (respect or love, for example) by effort
Won their loyalty.
Buy
To bribe
Tried to buy a judge.
Win
To make (one's way) with effort.
Buy
(Informal) To accept the truth or feasibility of
The officer didn't buy my lame excuse for speeding.
Win
To reach with difficulty
The ship won a safe port.
Buy
To purchase something; act as a purchaser.
Win
To take in battle; capture
Won the heights after a fierce attack.
Buy
Something bought or for sale; a purchase.
Win
To succeed in gaining the affection or loyalty of (someone)
He wooed and won her.
Buy
An act of purchasing
A drug buy.
Win
To succeed in gaining the favor or support of; prevail on
Her eloquence won over the audience.
Buy
Something that is underpriced; a bargain.
Win
To discover and open (a vein or deposit) in mining.
Buy
To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.
I'm going to buy my father something nice for his birthday.
Win
To extract from a mine or from mined ore.
Buy
To obtain, especially by some sacrifice.
I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams.
You just bought yourself an assault charge!
Win
A victory, especially in a competition.
Buy
To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).
Win
First place in a competition.
Buy
(transitive) To bribe.
He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.
Win
An amount won or earned.
Buy
(transitive) To be equivalent to in value.
The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.
Win
To conquer, defeat.
Buy
To accept as true; to believe
I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore!
Win
To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
Buy
(intransitive) To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift)
She buys for Federated.
Let's go out for dinner. I'm buying.
Win
(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
Buy
To make a bluff, usually a large one.
Smith tried to buy the pot on the river with a huge bluff
Win
(transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
To win the jackpot in a lottery;
To win a bottle of wine in a raffle
Buy
Something which is bought; a purchase.
At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy.
Win
(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
Buy
To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase; - opposed to sell.
Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries.
Win
(intransitive) To achieve victory.
Who would win in a fight between an octopus and a dolphin?
Buy
To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.
Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Win
(intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
Ever since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Bostonians now run as "One Boston." The terrorists did not win.
Buy
To negotiate or treat about a purchase.
I will buy with you, sell with you.
Win
(transitive) To obtain (something desired).
The company hopes to win an order from the government worth over 5 million dollars.
Buy
An advantageous purchase;
She got a bargain at the auction
The stock was a real buy at that price
Win
(transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
The success of the economic policies should win Mr. Smith the next elections.
The policy success should win the elections for Mr. Smith.
Buy
Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction;
The family purchased a new car
The conglomerate acquired a new company
She buys for the big department store
Win
To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
Buy
Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;
This judge can be bought
Win
To defeat or surpass someone or something.
Buy
Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange;
She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work
Win
To dry by exposure to the wind.
Buy
Accept as true;
I can't buy this story
Win
An individual victory.
Our first win of the season put us in high spirits.
Buy
Be worth or be capable of buying;
This sum will buy you a ride on the train
Win
(slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
Win
(obsolete) Gain; profit; income.
Win
(obsolete) Wealth; goods owned.
Win
(Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.
Win
To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.
Thy well-breathed horseImpels the flying car, and wins the course.
Win
To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me.
She is a woman; therefore to be won.
Win
To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
Win
To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
Even in the porch he him did win.
And when the stony path began,By which the naked peak they wan,Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.
Win
To extract, as ore or coal.
Win
To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
Nor is it aught but justThat he, who in debate of truth hath won,should win in arms.
Win
A victory (as in a race or other competition);
He was happy to get the win
Win
Something won (especially money)
Win
Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious;
He won the Gold Medal in skating
Our home team won
Win the game
Win
Win something through one's efforts;
I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese
Gain an understanding of international finance
Win
Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;
The home team was gaining ground
After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference
Win
Attain success or reach a desired goal;
The enterprise succeeded
We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
She struggled to overcome her handicap and won
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