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

Examples of buy up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two Roads bought up units in Biscayne 21 with plans to replace the mid-century condo with a new luxury high-rise. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

California Forever first began buying up land in 2017 with the hopes of building a new city in the outer Bay Area. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Kura Oncology — The biotech stock climbed almost 10% after CEO Troy Wilson disclosed buying up 100,000 shares of common stock in a regulatory filing . — Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Now, with companies buying up the policies and never missing a payment, insurance companies were paying out more death benefits. — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for buy up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup