bought

The messenger had some urgent gambling debts of his own to pay, and he knew of a broker who bought valuable items for cash, no questions asked.

“Truly, Miss Lumley, those tulips cost a shocking sum. But Fredrick bought them for me without any complaint. What a dear and generous man he is.”

At the very least, her suggestion that Madame Ionesco conduct a séance to speak to the spirit of Edward Ashton had bought Bertha and the Incorrigible children some time.

He rummaged around the messy pile on the floor and found an oversized Rage Against the Machine shirt he’d bought at Goodwill a few months ago.

We all worked harder, cut back so that we bought just the necessities, and made our meals last longer.