buy-in

noun

ˈbī-ˌin 

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

Probably 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

Examples of buy-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sometimes, too, reinvigorating old buildings or city blocks takes getting buy-in from different private owners. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025

Securing early buy-in is critical to ensure long-term adoption. —Marcus Squier, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

Managerial buy-in is essential if Arsenal are to embrace this strategy. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 June 2025

Up until this week, the plan appeared to have the buy-in of a diverse coalition of supporters, including labor unions, environmentalists and business interests. —Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for buy-in

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin
• pinyin