coff

/ kɒf /

verb

1. to buy; purchase

Word History and Origins

Origin of coff¹

C15: from the past participle of obsolete copen to buy, of Low German origin; compare German kaufen to buy

Example Sentences

Julia Coff is a PhD candidate in management and organizations at the NYU Stern School of Business.

From Los Angeles Times

Margaret Feneck, 80, from Coff's Harbour, Australia, who made the trip to Windsor especially during her holiday to Europe, said: "She was stunning, wasn't she? She was on our side of the street - and I was waving too hard I forgot to take a picture."

From BBC

English-speakers have rejected most efforts to clean up the language’s notorious spelling, making coff, ruff, thru, tho and bow from cough, rough, through, though and bough.

From Economist

The maid Aksyutka brought in coffee, which was only served on very solemn occasions; the old man did not drink it, but all his family were very fond of it; they always called it "coff," never "coffee."

From Project Gutenberg

Coff′ee-bean, the seed of the coffee-plant; Coff′ee-berr′y, the fruit of the coffee-tree; Coff′ee-bug, the Lecanium coffe�, destructive to the coffee-plant; Coff′ee-cup, a cup for coffee; Coff′ee-house, a house where coffee and other refreshments are sold; Coff′ee-mill, a small mill or machine for grinding coffee-beans; Coff′ee-pot, a pot or vessel in which coffee is prepared and served; Coff′ee-room, a room in a hotel where coffee and other refreshments are served.

From Project Gutenberg