bought
[ bawt ]
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buy.
adjective
South Midland and Southern U.S. store-bought.
Origin of bought
1First recorded before 900, for the adjective for an earlier sense
Other words from bought
- un·bought, adjective
- well-bought, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for bought
bought
/ (bɔːt) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of buy
adjective
purchased from a shop; not homemade
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bought
bought
see under buy.
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