"buy over" meaning in English

See buy over in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: buys over [present, singular, third-person], buying over [participle, present], bought over [participle, past], bought over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|*|bought over}} buy over (third-person singular simple present buys over, present participle buying over, simple past and past participle bought over)
  1. (transitive) To gain the support of (a person) through bribery. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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