plural buy-ins
: acceptance of and willingness to actively support and participate in something (such as a proposed new plan or policy)
Without buy-in from his troops, Gruden's just another tuned-out coach.—
Tim Keown
Tim KeownProbably the biggest challenge is to increase teacher buy-in. Some worry that Khan's methods are too untested. Others are more blunt, saying he wants to replace teachers with computers.—Kayla Webley
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This will require buy-in from the users (radiologists) who are different from the end beneficiaries (patients).
—Vibhu Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But, as Vaughan’s experience shows, investment without belief and buy-in can be wasted energy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
The buy-in is well beyond what you and your coworkers/friends/family pool together.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Still, any significant reform effort will require buy-in from the Legislature’s top leaders.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Vibhu Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But, as Vaughan’s experience shows, investment without belief and buy-in can be wasted energy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
The buy-in is well beyond what you and your coworkers/friends/family pool together.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Still, any significant reform effort will require buy-in from the Legislature’s top leaders.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buy-in
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“Buy-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy-in. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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