scoop up

phrasal verb

scooped up; scooping up; scoops up

informal

: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way

Customers scooped up the free samples.

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Equity markets rallied this year, as investors remained bullish on Big Tech but also scooped up shares in under-the-radar companies. —

Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 Netflix also scooped up Linmon’s period drama Legend of Fu Yao, which landed in the streamer’s top 10 in Korea. —

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024 The ball was scooped up by a 10-year-old diehard Dodgers fan, and he’s been floating on cloud nine ever since. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Visa, in September, also scooped up fraud prevention service Featurespace in a deal that was valued at $925 million—more than five years after Insight led a $32.3 million round for the startup. —

Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scoop up