buy the farm N. Amer.
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buy — verb (buys, buying; past and past participle bought) 1》 obtain in exchange for payment. ↘(buy someone out) pay someone to give up an ownership, interest, or share. ↘(buy oneself out) obtain one s release from the armed services by payment … English new terms dictionary
Fee farm — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fee farm rent — Fee Fee (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
die — verb 1) her father died last year Syn: pass away, pass on, perish; informal give up the ghost, kick the bucket, croak; Brit.; informal snuff it, peg out; N.Amer.; informal buy the farm 2) the wind had died Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
expire — verb 1) my contract has expired Syn: run out, become invalid, become void, lapse, end, finish, stop, terminate 2) the spot where he expired Syn: die, pass away, breathe one s last … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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Fee — (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of property, money, arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
