buy-in

noun

ˈbī-ˌin 

plural buy-ins

: acceptance of and willingness to actively support and participate in something (such as a proposed new plan or policy)

Without buy-in from his troops, Gruden's just another tuned-out coach.

—Tim Keown

Probably the biggest challenge is to increase teacher buy-in. Some worry that Khan's methods are too untested. Others are more blunt, saying he wants to replace teachers with computers.

—Kayla Webley

Examples of buy-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any mission will also need diplomatic buy-in from China, which closed the Tibetan side of Everest to foreign climbers this year. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Due to its membership and buy-in-bulk models, Costco has always been the place to get lower prices. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

SynthID has also gotten buy-in from other major AI players, but actually checking for those invisible watermarks has been a convoluted process. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Local execution and grassroots buy-in were the integral prow, while the federal level helmed themes, funds, and press. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for buy-in

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• crankpin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin