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

Won’t that allow brokers to buy up thousands of tickets and price-gouge? — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Indeed, prices for oil tankers are surging to record highs, the Financial Times said, as Middle Eastern countries buy up vessels to transfer barrels. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Within months, Getty Oil would buy up a majority of the enterprise, while brewing giant Anheuser-Busch agreed to a substantial advertising contract. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

By buying up the loans, TWG would be reducing the risk borne by the insurer caused by having such a large amount of assets tied up with one or more related parties. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 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