bought
/ˈbɔt/
adjective
Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.
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Adjective 1 meaning
Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.
“Any senators who vote for this bill must be bought.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English bought, bowght, bouȝt, *buȝt, probably an alteration of bight, biȝt, byȝt (“bend, bight”) after bowen, buwen, buȝen (“to bow, bend”). Cognate with Scots boucht, bucht, bout (“bend”). More at bight and bout.
BOUGHT at a glance
BOUGHT has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + U 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,255 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bought
All rhymesOne letter away
- FOUGHT13
- SOUGHT10
- NOUGHT10
- BOUGHS12
- ROUGHT10
- DOUGHT11
- MOUGHT12
- BOUGET9
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