| ad |
"Ad" is a short word for "advertisement." An advertisement is something that tells people about things to buy or things that are happening. You often see advertisements on television. Sometimes you hear ads on the radio or see them online. Also, when you are outside, you sometimes see advertisements on signs. |
| adequate |
If something is adequate, it is enough. If there is adequate food in the refrigerator, there is enough food. Nobody has to buy more food. If crops get adequate rain, they get enough rain. They don't need more rain than they get. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertise |
When you advertise something, you show or tell people good things about it so that they will want to buy it. [2/3 definitions] |
| advertisement |
An advertisement is something that tells people about things they can buy or things that are happening. They are often printed in newspapers and magazines. You often see advertisements on television and on the computer. When you ride in a car, you sometimes see them on signs. |
| advertising |
If someone does advertising, they create advertisements. An advertisement is a notice that tells people about things they can buy or things that are happening. You can see advertisements on TV or hear them on the radio. Sometimes you see them online. Advertising is also a business and a type of job. Some people do advertising for a living. They write advertisements or work to get them out to the public. |
| afford |
to have enough money to buy; be able to pay for. [1/3 definitions] |
| affordable |
When something is affordable, you can buy it if you want to because it doesn't cost too much money. |
| agency |
An agency is a company or group that helps people do things, especially things that can be difficult to do just by themselves. Agencies do things like help people find a job or help people find an apartment or buy a house. Some agencies help companies find employees to work for them. Some agencies do a special kind of work that customers don't have the skill to do themselves. [1/2 definitions] |
| aisle |
An aisle is a long, open space where you can walk between many rows of seats. An aisle is also the area between long shelves in places like stores and libraries. You walk down the aisles and find the things you want to buy or look at. |
| along |
When you are on a trip and you stop to buy something along the way, it means that you stop to buy something at some place between where you started and where you are going. [1/5 definitions] |
| also |
When you buy a jacket and you also buy a hat, it means that you buy a jacket and you buy a hat too. If it rained today and it rained yesterday also, it means it rained both today and yesterday. |
| amount |
An amount is a total. If you wanted to buy one thing at a store that costs five dollars and another thing that costs two dollars, the amount you would pay is seven dollars. [2/3 definitions] |
| appeal |
When something has appeal, it means it can get people's interest and attention. There is something about it that people like. When a product has appeal, a lot of people will probably buy it. Appeal is a kind of power to attract. [1/6 definitions] |
| available |
When something is available, it is there for you to use or take or buy. |
| bargain |
If you buy something good for a low price, we sometimes say you got a bargain. [2/3 definitions] |
| bazaar |
an outdoor street market made up of rows of little shops or stalls where people buy and sell things. [1/2 definitions] |
| bid |
When you bid on something, you make an offer to buy it for a certain amount of money. An auction is a typical situation in which people bid on things. [2/4 definitions] |
| bought |
past tense and past participle of "buy." |
| boycott |
to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change. [1/2 definitions] |
| buy |
When you buy something, you pay money to someone and they give you something. When you buy a hot dog, you pay money and get a hot dog. |
| buyer |
A buyer is someone who buys something or plans to buy something. |