"buy and pay for" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: buys and pays for [present, singular, third-person], buying and paying for [participle, present], bought and paid for [participle, past], bought and paid for [past]
Etymology: In the sense "bribe, corrupt", the verb is much rarer than and is probably a back-formation from the adjective bought and paid for. Head templates: {{en-verb|buy<,,bought> and pay<,,paid> for}} buy and pay for (third-person singular simple present buys and pays for, present participle buying and paying for, simple past and past participle bought and paid for)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see buy, pay, for.
    Sense id: en-buy_and_pay_for-en-verb-JbhaIaVG
  2. To bribe or corrupt with money from special interests; to obtain by bribery.
    Sense id: en-buy_and_pay_for-en-verb-1LwOwEGx Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1952 October 12, Joseph M. Barr, “Letters to the Editor”, in The Pittsburgh Press:",
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          "ref": "2002, David L. Dukes, The First Black President Blues, →ISBN, page 87:",
          "text": "The problem was, C.C. had a way of surrounding himself with people he'd bought and paid for, so I suppose you can't really blame him for being a bit confused.",
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          "ref": "2012 October 23, Gail Russell Chaddock, “The 'other' presidential debate: Third-party candidates make their cases”, in Christian Science Monitor:",
          "text": "\"The Constitution has been eviscerated while Democrats have stood by with nary a whimper. It is gutless, unprincipled party, bought and paid for by the same interests that buy and pay for the Republican Party,\" wrote Anderson to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, denouncing his affiliation with the party.",
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          "ref": "2012 October 23, Gail Russell Chaddock, “The 'other' presidential debate: Third-party candidates make their cases”, in Christian Science Monitor:",
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