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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Last year, the NFL voted in favor of allowing private equity firms to buy up to 10% of teams. Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 The Giants have not provided a reason for their planned sale of a minority stake, but the NFL allowed private equity firms to buy up to 10% of teams under a new policy approved last August. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 The former quarterback was also seen buying up cards at Fanatics Fest in August. Jessica Golden, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 In 2024, automakers bought up only 8% of the airtime, down from 40% in 2012, Adweek reports. Kyle Stock and Brian Kahn Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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