bought

[ bawt ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of buy.

adjective

1. South Midland and Southern U.S. store-bought.

bought

/ bɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of buy

adjective

1. purchased from a shop; not homemade

Other Words From

• un·bought adjective
• well-bought adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bought¹

First recorded before 900, for the adjective for an earlier sense

Idioms and Phrases

see under buy .

Example Sentences

They have bought and sold a number of properties around L.A., yet the Santa Barbara area was a particular favorite.

From Los Angeles Times

The actual Dole banana taped to the wall of Sotheby’s on Wednesday evening was bought earlier in the day from a nearby fruit stand on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for 35 cents.

From New York Times

It is illegal to sell semagultide without a prescription, but drugs can be bought privately, including at supermarkets, chemists and high-street clinics, with pens costing between £200 and £300.

From BBC

For now, consumers are unlikely to see a surge in the price of avocados from the fire because most avocados bought in the U.S. are imported from Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

The government also wants to cut Right to Buy discounts back to pre-2012 levels and discourage social tenants from selling the homes they have bought.

From BBC