buy vs be

buy is a noun but be is not a noun.

buy and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buy	Yes	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of buy; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than buy:

buy: be worth or be capable of buying
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

buy (noun)	be (noun)
an advantageous purchase

buy (verb)	be (verb)
accept as true	spend or use time
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence	have an existence, be extant
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange	have life, be alive
be worth or be capable of buying	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Difference between buy and be

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