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

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Adopt an iterative approach to migration, focusing on small, easy wins and building on that momentum to gain buy-in from the wider organization. —

Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 A lot of that, however, depended on getting bipartisan buy-in, especially in the Senate. —

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024 The players’ buy-in convinced Ross that SOCES was a job worth competing and staying for. —

Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Amazon was once hailed as the paragon of a rock-solid corporate culture that had both universal buy-in from employees and the ability to deliver results. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buy-in