buys

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of buy.

   The company buys its raw materials in bulk to cut costs.

   Whoever buys the most tickets wins the grand prize.

   Note

   Only a singular third-person subject takes this form, as in she buys or the shop buys, while I, you, we and they keep plain buy. Every meaning of the verb travels with it. It can take two objects (he buys her a coffee), and in informal speech it means believing a claim, as in nobody buys that excuse.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of buy.

   The magazine listed ten smart buys for first-time homeowners.

   Among the clearance items, the sturdy boots were the standout buys.

   Note

   The noun names the thing bought, not the act of buying, so its plural counts purchases: several buys, two good buys. It adds a regular -s, and the result matches the present-tense verb form letter for letter. In she buys good buys, the first word is the verb and the second the noun, and only their place in the sentence tells them apart.

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