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

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Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images David Ellison looks to be buying up a media empire. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 Amazon will give advertisers the chance to buy up programmatic advertising inventory from Netflix via its demand-side platform, the latest in a series of similar alliances media companies have been striking in recent months. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 In Africa, Wagner’s heirs struggle to hold their franchises together, and China and the Gulf states are buying up influence, drawing from far deeper pockets. Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025 Work continues to crack down on bots Work continues still to crack down on bots buying up chunks of tickets. Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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