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

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But competition law meant Sky, which controlled the channel, had to stop buying up all the Premier League’s television packages, and the operation ceased in 2007. Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 The driest state in the country is often hit by droughts, but that hasn’t stopped developers from buying up ranches and farmland to build homes or businesses. Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 Once inside Rough Trade Below, attendees can buy up to two additional zines at the event while supplies last. Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2025 OpenAI also struck a deal in October with chip-maker AMD that allows OpenAI to buy up to 10% of AMD. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 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 13 Oct. 2025.

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