buy up

verb

bought up; buying up; buys up

transitive verb

1
: to buy freely or extensively
2
: to buy the entire available supply of

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That situation will last a few years, until Queen Creek can start transporting new groundwater from its land holdings in the Harquahala basin, where private equity firms are also buying up land, which will replace its Colorado River water. Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025 In contrast, that period saw the Louvre splash double that figure on altering the museum layout and buying up artworks. Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 By 1987, Chrysler had bought up the brand, putting their own Detroit spin on the new car along the way. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025 In September, Uzbekistan Airways signed an $8 billion deal with Boeing to buy up to 22 of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for buy up

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of buy up was circa 1534

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“Buy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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