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buy up
buy B0590450 (bī)v. bought (bôt), buy·ing, buys v.tr.1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase. See Note at boughten.2. To be capable of purchasing: "Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy" (Ogden Nash).3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade: wanted to buy love with gifts.4. To bribe: tried to buy a judge.5. Informal To accept the truth or feasibility of: The officer didn't buy my lame excuse for speeding.v.intr. To purchase something; act as a purchaser.n.1. Something bought or for sale; a purchase.2. An act of purchasing: a drug buy.3. Something that is underpriced; a bargain.Phrasal Verbs: buy down To pay an upfront fee to reduce (an interest rate) over part or all of the term of a loan. buy into1. To acquire a stake or interest in: bought into a risky real estate venture.2. Informal To believe in, especially wholeheartedly or uncritically: couldn't buy into that brand of conservatism. buy off To bribe (an official, for example) in order to secure improper cooperation or gain exemption from a regulation or legal consequence. buy out To purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of. buy up To purchase all that is available of.Idioms: buy it Slang To be killed. buy the farm Slang To die, especially suddenly or violently. buy time To increase the time available for a specific purpose: "A moderate recovery thus buys time for Congress and the Administration to whittle the deficit" (G. David Wallace).
[Middle English bien, beyen, from Old English bycgan, byg-; akin to Gothic bugjan, from Germanic *bugjanan, of unknown origin.]
buy′a·ble adj.buy up vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Commerce) to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something)2. (Commerce) commerce to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of sharesThesaurus| Verb | 1. | buy up - take over ownership of; of corporations and companiesbuy out, take overbuy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" |
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buy up1. To purchase all of a particular item or thing that is available. A noun or pronoun can be used between "buy" and "up." That toy is so popular that parents are buying it up all over town! Good luck getting a house in that town with investors buying up everything that goes on the market.2. To purchase something quickly, perhaps in large quantities. A noun or pronoun can be used between "buy" and "up." As soon as people hear the word "snow" in the forecast, they start buying up milk and bread. Since it was announced that this model would no longer be made, collectors have begun buying it up.See also: buy, upbuy something upto buy all of something; to buy the entire supply of something. He bought the oranges up from all the groves. He bought up all the oranges and drove up the price.See also: buy, upbuy upPurchase all that is available, as in They want to buy up all the land in this area. This term was first recorded in a law enacted under Henry VIII: "They buy up all manner of fish." See also: buy, upbuy upv.1. To purchase something entirely or completely: The real estate agent bought up all the land in the area. I wanted to get one of those T-shirts, but someone has already bought them up.2. To quickly purchase as much of something as possible, especially when supplies are limited: People are buying up food supplies in case the blizzard hits. I bought all the donuts up at the bakery and took them to work.See also: buy, upLegalSeeBuyFinancialSeebuybuy up
Related to buy up: Buy and SellSynonyms for buy upverb take over ownership ofSynonymsRelated Words |