English Words Starting With B

• buy off

  verbC1
  /ˌbaɪ ˈɒf/To bribe someone; to give money or favors in order to stop someone from causing trouble or making accusations.
• buy out

  nounverbB2/C1
  /ˌbaɪ ˈaʊt/To purchase all or a controlling share of a business, shares, or someone's interest/contract, gaining complete control.
• buy up

  verbC1
  /ˌbaɪ ˈʌp/To purchase all or most of the available stock of something, especially with the intention of gaining control, creating scarcity, or making a profit.
• buy-back

  nounB2
  /ˈbaɪ bæk/The act or process of buying something back, especially something previously sold.
• buy-down

  nounC2/Professional
  /ˈbaɪ daʊn/A financing technique where an upfront payment (often by the seller or builder) reduces the interest rate on a mortgage for the borrower, usually for a temporary initial period.
• buy-to-let

  nounC2
  /ˌbaɪ.tə.ˈlet/A property (especially a residential one) that is purchased with the specific intention of renting it out to tenants, rather than for owner-occupation.
• buyback

  nounB2
  /ˈbaɪbæk/the act of a company repurchasing its own shares from the market or investors.
• buyer

  nounB2 (Common)
  /ˈbaɪ.ə(r)/A person who purchases something, especially in a commercial or financial context.
• buyer's remorse

  nounC1
  /ˌbaɪ.əz rɪˈmɔːs/A feeling of regret or anxiety experienced after making a purchase, especially a significant one.
• buyers' market

  nounB2
  /ˈbaɪ.əz ˈmɑː.kɪt/An economic situation in which goods or assets are plentiful, giving buyers an advantage over sellers in price and terms negotiations.
• buyers' strike

  nounC1
  /ˌbaɪəz ˈstraɪk/A situation where potential purchasers collectively refuse to buy goods or services, typically to protest high prices or unfavourable conditions.
• buyoff

  nounC1
  /ˈbaɪɒf/A payment made, often secretly or dishonestly, to secure someone's cooperation or to stop them from causing trouble.
• buyout

  nounC1
  /ˈbaɪ.aʊt/The purchase of a controlling share or all of a company's assets, especially by its management or another company.
• buys-ballot's law

  nounVery low frequency
  /ˌbɔɪs ˈbæləts lɔː/A meteorological rule describing the relationship between wind direction and atmospheric pressure in the Northern Hemisphere.
• buyup

  nounC1-C2 (Upper-Intermediate to Advanced)
  /ˌbaɪ ˈʌp/To purchase large quantities of something, or all available stock of something, often with the intention of controlling or monopolizing it.
• buzau

  nounVery Low (Proper noun, geographically specific)
  /buːˈzaʊ/A city and county in southeastern Romania, located in the historical region of Muntenia.
• buzkashi

  nounVery Low
  /bʊzˈkæʃi/A traditional Central Asian team equestrian sport, where players on horseback compete to carry a goat or calf carcass toward a goal circle.
• buzuki

  nounC2
  /bʊˈzuːki/A stringed musical instrument of Greek origin, with a long neck and pear-shaped body, played in traditional Greek and Middle Eastern music.
• buzz

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /bʌz/A continuous, low humming or vibrating sound, like that made by a bee, an electric device, or a crowd of people talking.
• buzz bomb

  nounLow
  /ˈbʌz ˌbɒm/A type of early guided missile or flying bomb used during World War II, specifically the German V-1, characterized by a distinctive buzzing sound before impact.

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