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
Kayla WebleyExamples of buy-in in a Sentence
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Build consensus before the meeting The time to get buy-in is in the days leading up to an important conversation, not during it.
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
But the vaccine can only manage that when a population matches that effectiveness with a nearly equally high level of immunization buy-in, Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, an infectious-disease physician at Emory University, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Houston replied that Sacramento police had walked the neighborhood but gotten little buy-in from businesses.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Some challenges include logistical support from administrations in K-12 and colleges, teacher buy-in and parental support – especially in K-12 settings.
—Joshua Rowe Eyler, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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Melody Wilding, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
But the vaccine can only manage that when a population matches that effectiveness with a nearly equally high level of immunization buy-in, Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, an infectious-disease physician at Emory University, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Houston replied that Sacramento police had walked the neighborhood but gotten little buy-in from businesses.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Some challenges include logistical support from administrations in K-12 and colleges, teacher buy-in and parental support – especially in K-12 settings.
—Joshua Rowe Eyler, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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