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Sinhmani Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

buy you- another word that does not reflect payment

I will buy you a lunch (or whatever)
I would like to buy you a lunch. (or whatever)

Can i replace it with a word that does not emphasize on money but still keeps it apparent that I will pay for the lunch. (or whatever).

Please suggest
  

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Hi That's interesting. The following implies that you will pay the bill ... - I'll take you out to lunch Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi That's interesting.
  • The following implies that you will pay the bill ...
  • - I'll take you out to lunch Dave
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Hi

That's interesting. The following implies that you will pay the bill ...

- I'll take you out to lunch

Dave
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SinhmaniCan i replace it with a word that does not emphasize on money but still keeps it apparent that I will pay for the lunch
No. If you are paying, then you are buying it. You could try 'get you lunch', but then it sounds like you'll either make it or buy it—and which one it is should be obvious from the situation.
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I'll treat you to lunch.
Let me treat you to lunch.
Allow me to treat you to lunch.
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AlpheccaStarsI'll treat you to lunch.Let me treat you to lunch.Allow me to treat you to lunch.
..which still means that you'll pay for it, of course.
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I got it, it could be one of the ways.

I checked further , Oxford Dictionaries Online, one meaning of http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/treat#treat is

(treat someone to) Provide someone with (food, drink, o
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