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monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

procure collapse: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

buy collapse: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"; be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

corner collapse: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"; (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone; an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"; the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"; a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"; a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"; the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"; a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"; a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"; a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"; turn a corner; "the car corners"; force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape; gain control over; "corner the gold market"

lubricate collapse: make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"; apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"; have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"

bribe collapse: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment; make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

sop collapse: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"; piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid; dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"; be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid; give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

shill collapse: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others; act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

shopping collapse: searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"

consumerism collapse: a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers; the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

bargain collapse: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"; an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"; come to terms; arrive at an agreement

shove off collapse: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"

steal collapse: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); steal a base; move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"; take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

weekend collapse: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday; spend the weekend

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