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Definition of 'buy up'

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buy up

phrasal verb
If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.
The mention of price rises sent citizens out to their shops to buy up as much as they could. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
The tickets will be on sale from somewhere else because the agencies have bought them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
buy
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buy up in British

verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something)
2. business
to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of shares
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buy up in American

to buy all of or all that is available of
buy
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Example sentences containing 'buy up'

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For even if he managed to buy up all the shares on the open market, it would still amount to a stand-off. Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVESOr perhaps buy up the outstanding outside holdings to prevent any attempt at a stand-off. Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
`I'd like you to buy up to thirty thousand shares, but not if the price goes higher than a dollar twenty. Olivia Goldsmith INSIDERS (2001)

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Nearby words of 'buy up'

  • buy off
  • buy out
  • buy time
  • buy up
  • buy-back
  • buy-back option
  • buy-to-fret

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