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buy off
verb
pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
• Syn: ↑pay off
• Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law-breaking
• Hypernyms: ↑bribe, ↑corrupt, ↑buy, ↑grease one's palms
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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buy off [phrasal verb]
buy off (someone) or buy (someone) off : to give money to (someone) for illegal or dishonest help

Many believe that Jones bought off the police so that he would not be investigated for the murder.

— see also ↑buy 4 (above), 1
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Main Entry: ↑buy

Useful english dictionary. 2012.