When record companies and labels have bargained with digital retailers to purchase a particular amount of digital downloads. This is practiced to push the position of a song to the top of the charts when a song is lacking in airplay
Gwen Stefani's label, Interscope, bought-out downloads for "Hollaback Girl" when it was at #12 airplay in order to bump "Candy Shop" before Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" took the #1 position.
Kanye West bought-out digital downloads for "Golddigger" when it was at #16 airplay so he could have a #1 single and #1 album at the same time.
Kanye West bought-out digital downloads for "Golddigger" when it was at #16 airplay so he could have a #1 single and #1 album at the same time.
by jer April 21, 2006
Used in contrast to 'So Hot' to refer to someone who's 'sexy' look is completely dependent on their cash flow and mindless fad following as opposed to being authentically and naturally gorgeous. Often 'Store Bought' individuals are attempting to mimic whichever celebrity is popular at the moment. Some of these celebrities are also 'Store Bought'
by Anno Nemus September 16, 2009
to allocate financial resources toward something on the perceived promise that it will pay off in the future.
"You call me a fool You say it's a crazy scheme. This one's for real, I already bought the dream."
-Steely Dan
-Steely Dan
by jilm October 13, 2017
Mrs Tiggywinkle? It's PC Bobs, here. I'm afraid I have some upsetting news. Your husband was crossing the M4 and, well I'm afraid he bought the farm. Squashed flatter than a witch's tit. He was.
We scraped Him up as best we could. He's in this bucket. I shouldn't look if I were you.
We scraped Him up as best we could. He's in this bucket. I shouldn't look if I were you.
by mockschmock December 12, 2006
by B~Money August 3, 2006
when you have been in the same situation as someone before, derived from "going somewhere and buying the shirt from that place as a souviner"
"My final is worth 50% of my grade. I could fail the class tomorrow!"
"I've been there, done that, bought the shirt."
"I've been there, done that, bought the shirt."
by Wallseer July 30, 2008
1ST EXAMPLE:
VIRGIL: Arent you gonna warn me of my constitutional rights?
MERCER: No need to. You were already bought and paid for.
----------THIS WAS BASED ON VIRGIL GETTING RATTED OUT BY FREDDIE FROM THE MOVIE "BOILING POINT."
2ND EXAMPLE:
DAUGHTER: Daddy give me some money.
FATHER: Girl here. You get mad if I said you were bought and paid for.
VIRGIL: Arent you gonna warn me of my constitutional rights?
MERCER: No need to. You were already bought and paid for.
----------THIS WAS BASED ON VIRGIL GETTING RATTED OUT BY FREDDIE FROM THE MOVIE "BOILING POINT."
2ND EXAMPLE:
DAUGHTER: Daddy give me some money.
FATHER: Girl here. You get mad if I said you were bought and paid for.
by Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant May 14, 2009