(of electric power company) buying electricity

(of electric power company) to buy electricity

(Classical Japanese, archaic) to buy

(slang) Of an adult, buying (chiefly childish) things in great amounts (due to newfound purchasing power).

(slang) To do the above.

"the affairs of adults", a euphemistic and intentionally vague explanation for things

Kyūjitai form of 人身売買: human trafficking (the buying and selling of persons as a goods); slave trade