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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In 2017, Fertitta bought into the EMM Group, which owned the charmingly gimmicky Meatpacking District seafood restaurant Catch, before restructuring it under his main corporate umbrella in 2021. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Rarely has a film ever so thoroughly self-selected by its very existence to only be watched by people who are, in some way or another, already bought into the overall fixations of everyone involved. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Despite the very name of their publication, the Vogue staffers weren’t buying into the fads — and that spoke to something which La Ligne tries to embody. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Seven years after Blackstone bought into Bumble—elevating Whitney Wolfe Herd to CEO in the process—the end is coming. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 By all accounts, Jackson has fully bought into first-year Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and that traditionally means dynamic results will follow. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Skillz, a mobile gaming company the fund bought into in 2019, went public via SPAC deal in 2020. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 With all 11 defenders bought into this style of play, the level of effectiveness starts with the pressure up front. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 3 Sep. 2026 Westfield bought into the project and created a 50/50 partnership with Flightline in 2015, and the marketplace opened the following year. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Sep. 2026.

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