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
Tim KeownProbably 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
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That matters because each member of the Fed’s 12-person rate-setting committee has only one vote, so Warsh would need buy-in from a majority of his colleagues to lower rates.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Getting buy-in and advice from the team helps leaders arrive at a stronger strategy and ensures that inevitable course corrections are minor rather than jarring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
This administration’s failure to seek diplomatic resolution, combined with its failure to seek Congressional buy-in, is a recipe for catastrophe.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Of the $706 billion in total returns, $367 billion (aka 52 percent) came from buy-in-store and return-in-store (aka BISRIS) transactions.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Getting buy-in and advice from the team helps leaders arrive at a stronger strategy and ensures that inevitable course corrections are minor rather than jarring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
This administration’s failure to seek diplomatic resolution, combined with its failure to seek Congressional buy-in, is a recipe for catastrophe.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Of the $706 billion in total returns, $367 billion (aka 52 percent) came from buy-in-store and return-in-store (aka BISRIS) transactions.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for buy-in
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“Buy-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy-in. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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