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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
In addition, ever-larger healthcare systems are increasingly buying up previously independent practices, further driving up costs to patients, Bokhari added. Nick Thomas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024 Does this mean that when all the experimentation has been done, a relatively small number of players will become dominant as others are bought up or drop away? Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Arrillaga bought up huge swaths of land in Mountain View, Calif., and San Jose and started developing corporate office parks. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 Even that took some sleight of hand, involving buying up every ticket in a theatre in order to be able to make the claim that it was sold out. Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024 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

Dictionary Entries Near buy up

Cite this Entry

“Buy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on buy up

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!