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

The purchases offered another example of how the ultrawealthy are landmaxxing, buying up adjacent properties and combining them into sprawling private estates. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

The rush to buy up ad space both locally and nationally has led to a constant barrage of commercials either supporting or bashing candidates, or both. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Last month, Elon Musk's company bought up frequency spectrum for $8 billion. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

When non-disabled people game the system and buy up the limited quantity of accessible seats, disabled fans are excluded from being part of the music. — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 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