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

Recent Examples on the Web Pain for bonds can translate into pain for banks if they’re eventually forced to swoop in and buy up the notes should foreigners head for the exits. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024 There are guitars and photos signaling how bustin’ out proud folks are of country-bluegrass star Marty Stuart, a hometown boy who has bought up blocks of downtown to turn into the future Congress of Country Music. Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 For over a year, Los Angeles County has worked on a comprehensive plan to track patient debt and hospital collection practices; boost bill forgiveness for low-income patients; and buy up and forgive billions in medical debt. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024 And Harris urged state and local governments to continue to buy up medical debt and retire it, a strategy that has become increasingly popular nationwide. Verne Kopytoff, Fortune Well, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for buy up 

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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 7 Jul. 2024.

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