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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The second would remove key tax benefits from investors and corporations who buy up large numbers of single-family homes. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024 Private insurers are behaving similarly, merging with their competitors or buying up other companies within the healthcare supply chain in order to increase their own market power. Sally Pipes, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The Esmeralda website takes pains to distinguish itself from California Forever – a real estate development corporation that bought up 50,000 acres of farm land with the intention of building a new walkable city. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024 The store bought up some local art of Francine, too, and displays it in the store. Karri Peifer, Axios, 22 Oct. 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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