buy off
verb
bought off; buying off; buys off
1
: to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration
2
: to free (as from military service) by payment
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Interior designer Gia Sharp appreciates Horizon’s vast range of window-treatment styles, all of which are customized; nothing is bought off the shelf.
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Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s a combination of reproduction, mid-century, and ’70s lights and antique lights bought off the internet.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
Foreign governments must be careful to not be seen as corrupting or buying off Syrian leaders.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Some argue that Trump should be, in effect, bought off.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
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Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s a combination of reproduction, mid-century, and ’70s lights and antique lights bought off the internet.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
Foreign governments must be careful to not be seen as corrupting or buying off Syrian leaders.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Some argue that Trump should be, in effect, bought off.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buy off
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“Buy off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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