buy into

phrase

: to purchase a portion of or interest in
the TV network bought into its local football team

Examples of buy into in a Sentence

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As a British retail conglomerate, Frasers Group, has shifted away from being a discount sportswear specialist and has been buying into the higher-margin, premium sector. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026 However, the rest of the space industry is now forced to buy into SpaceX’s Starship bet. — Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026 Saudi Aramco has agreed to buy gas from Port Arthur LNG nearby, and ADNOC’s international investment arm XRG has bought into projects in Argentina, Mozambique, and the US. — semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 In addition, Brown discusses the current trend of team owners buying into multiple franchises and creating sports empires. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Hartmann and Smith bought into Turgeon’s vision to turn around the program and identify with his competitive nature. — Pj Green october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Jeffries never bought into the theory that voters gave Republicans a mandate in 2024 with control of the White House and Congress, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana with one of the smallest majorities in modern times. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Like Biden, in this cycle Lula found that a disconcerting number of his compatriots were unmoved by his calls to save democracy from those who would seek to undermine it—or didn’t buy into his rhetoric in the first place. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 But Wilson already has fully bought into the tenacity and intention necessary to get the most out of his first NBA season. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buy into was in 1746

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“Buy into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20into. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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