buy up

verb

bought up; buying up; buys up

transitive verb

1
: to buy freely or extensively
2
: to buy the entire available supply of

Examples of buy up in a Sentence

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Myth 2: Big Private Investors Are Causing The Housing Gap A second progressive myth is that private investors—especially hedge funds and private equity—are buying up all the housing to rent out. Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 But leaders in Texas and other red states have already expressed interest in working with the incoming Trump administration on immigration issues, including buying up land for the federal government to use for detention centers. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 Between 2020 and 2022 alone, Amazon bought up more than 50 warehouses across the New York City region. William Gavin, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024 The reason hospitals are buying up primary care practices is to impact downstream referrals to high-margin specialists. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buy up 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of buy up was circa 1534

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“Buy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20up. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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