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

Wang, who is pursuing reelection in November, also wants the measure to incentivize larger banks and Wall Street speculators who buy up distressed debts to not seek foreclosure as the first option when borrowers default on payments. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Ken Griffin has been buying up a block of Brickell piece by piece for the last several years. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The bill aims to add more housing supply to the market through several measures and also includes a first-of-its kind limit on private equity buying up single-family homes. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Some complained on social media that international tourists at Trader Joe’s were buying up all the mini canvas tote bags. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 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