See bought on Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dd/En-us-bought.ogg/En-us-bought.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/En-us-bought.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɑt/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɒt/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːt"
},
{
"homophone": "bot (cot–caught merger)"
}
],
"word": "bought"
}
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