buy Copy link Outline 1. ĕmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (constr. with abl. of price, except in the case of certain words, as tanti, quanti, etc.2. rĕdĭmo, 3 (lit. to buy back or off3. păro, 1 (lit. to get, q. v.)4. mercor, 1 (refers to regular traffic)5. nundĭnor, 1 (strictly like No. 46. sūmo, sumpsi, sumptum, 3 (refers to the act of taking up what has been bought from the stall) • buy: 1. ĕmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (constr. with abl. of price, except in the case of certain words, as tanti, quanti, etc.: v. L. G. § 281): for how much did he b. her? quanti eam emit? Pl.: to b. at a less or greater price, minoris aut pluris em., Cic.: to b. at a great or small price, magno aut parvo em., Cic.: to b. cheaply or dearly, bene aut male em., Cic.: to b. pepper by the pound, piper in libras em., Plin.: to b. a farm on credit, fundum in diem em., Nep.: to b. an oath, jusjurandum em., Cic.: to b. pleasure by pain, voluptatem dolore em., Hor.: to b. the verdicts of jurymen, sententias judicum em., Cic. 2. rĕdĭmo, 3 (lit. to buy back or off: also esp. in fig. sense, of purchasing rights, privileges, etc.): to b. peace with hostages, pacem obsidibus r., Caes.: to b. oneself off from a jury (obtain an acquittal by bribery), pecunia se a judicibus r., Cic.: v. to purchase. 3. păro, 1 (lit. to get, q. v.): I am thinking of b.ing some gardens on the other side of the Tiber, cogito trans Tiberim hortos aliquos p., Cic.: to b. at an immense price, impenso pretio p., Caes.: v. to procure. 4. mercor, 1 (refers to regular traffic): v. to trade, purchase. 5. nundĭnor, 1 (strictly like No. 4: often in bad sense, to make a market of what ought not to be sold): to b. the name of senator, senatorium nomen n., Cic.: v. to traffic. 6. sūmo, sumpsi, sumptum, 3 (refers to the act of taking up what has been bought from the stall): to b. provisions, obsonia s., Hor.: to b. statues, statuas s., Cic.