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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And car manufacturers knew that customers would buy into that, even though more families were using their cars to go to the grocery store rather than driving through the jungle. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 Every project becomes less about the content itself and more about whether people have bought into Meghan as the person selling it. Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026 At least three of the investment groups that have bought into the A’s have been identified publicly, including the latest on Thursday, which had a familiar name attached. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 24 July 2026 This attitude pervades the report’s approach to AI, which largely buys into the biggest hype imaginable. ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for buy into

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Aug. 2026.

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