bought

[ bawt ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of buy.

adjective
  1. South Midland and Southern U.S. store-bought.

Origin of bought

1
First 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
  1. the past tense and past participle of buy

adjective
  1. purchased from a shop; not homemade

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Other Idioms and Phrases with bought

bought

see under buy.

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