ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Acceptance test, trial, triail f (ar earra roimh a cheannach).
To buy food against the winter, bia a cheannach faoi choinne an gheimhridh.
To buy s.o. sth., rud a cheannach do dhuine.
To buy off s.o., duine a cheannach.
To discontinue a newspaper, éirí as nuachtán a cheannach.
To buy cattle on foot, stoc a cheannach ar a gcosa.
To buy on the instalment system, rud a cheannach ar ghlasíocaíocht.
To invest in house property, tithe a cheannach.
To go marketing, dul a cheannach.
To buy sth. of s.o., rud a cheannach ó dhuine.
To buy sth. on good terms, rud a cheannach i saorchonradh.
To buy sth. outright, rud a cheannach thar barr amach.
To buy a pig in a poke, muc i mála a cheannach.
To buy a practice, cliantacht a cheannach.
Under the pressure of buying sth., mar dhea go mbeifeá ag dul rud a cheannach.
To make a purchase, rud a cheannach.
To buy sth. in large quantities, rud a cheannach ina mhórchodanna.
There is no royal road to prosperity, ní fhaightear saill gan cheannach.
To stand a round of drinks, cur deochanna a cheannach (don chuideachta).
To buy sth. from sample, rud a cheannach as sampla.
Adv.phr.To buy sth. (at) second-hand, rud a cheannach ar athdhíol, ar athreic, ar athlámh.
I have some shopping to do, tá agam le rudaí a cheannach.
To buy sth. on speculation, rud a cheannach sa seans.
To square s.o., duine a cheannach.
To buy the house as it stands, an teach a cheannach mar atá sé.
To stand s.o. a drink, deoch a cheannach do dhuine.
To buy the whole stock of a business, an siopa agus a bhfuil ann a cheannach.
To subscribe to a newspaper, páipéar nuachta a cheannach ar shíntiús.
To take tickets, ticéid a cheannach.
To take (in) a paper, páipéar a cheannach (go rialta).
To take up shares, scaireanna a cheannach.
To buy sth. on easy terms, rud a cheannach ar shosa.
F: To treat oneself to a drink, deoch a cheannach duit féin.