American Sign Language: "buy" or "purchase"

The sign for "buy" looks like you are taking money from your hand and placing it in someone else's hand.


BUY:



Sentence: Everyday you buy what?




 

Notes:

SHOPPING:  To sign "shopping" do a repeated version of the sign buy.  Use a smaller movement but do it twice. Start the right hand from a position behind and above the left hand. Then bring it forward and down so it brushes along the left palm and continues forward out in front of the left hand.
 

Also see:  MONEY
Also see:  PAY

BUY-[flat-O/5-version]:

(On YouTube at:  https://youtu.be/Jmo6lYo5QHA )

BUY-[O-5_hand-version]:

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BUY:

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Notes:

 

Also glossed as: BUY, purchase

Where this sign is taught:

Taught in Lesson 22.
Reviewed in lessons: 27

Practice sentences using this sign:

EVERYDAY YOU BUY WHAT?
BUY WINE, MUST how-OLD?

Related signs:

#BANK | #busy | BROKE | CENTS | COST | DOLLAR | EARLY | EARN