Bitesize Business English #19 Buy

The video tutorial explains the various meanings and uses of the word 'buy'. It covers the basic definition of buying as a transaction involving money, explores idiomatic expressions like 'buying silence' and 'buying time', and delves into phrasal verbs such as 'buy into', 'buy out', 'buy up', and 'buy off'. The tutorial also includes a brief note on the pronunciation of 'bought'.

What does it mean to 'buy someone's silence'?

• To purchase a secret from someone

• To exchange goods for silence

• To pay someone to keep a secret

• To sell information to someone

When someone says 'I don't buy that', what do they mean?

• They are unsure about buying it

• They want to buy it later

• They don't believe it

• They don't want to purchase it

What does the idiom 'to buy time' imply?

• To purchase a clock

• To invest in a time management course

• To delay an event to gain more time

• To spend time shopping

What does it mean to 'buy out' a partner in a business?

• To purchase their share to remove them from the business

• To sell your share to them

• To hire them for a new role

• To buy them a gift

If someone 'buys up' all the pens in a store, what have they done?

• They have purchased a few pens

• They have returned pens to the store

• They have sold pens to the store

• They have bought all the pens available