n an authoritative direction or instruction to do something n an attempt to get something n a formal proposal to buy at a specified price n (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make v propose a payment v invoke upon v ask for or request earnestly v make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands v make a serious effort to attain something v ask someone in a friendly way to do something
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To buy at too dear a rate.
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buy at a reduced price
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buy at a reduced price v accumulate money for future use v make unnecessary an expenditure or effort v save from sins v refrain from harming v spend sparingly, avoid the waste of v retain rights to v record data on a computer
