- buy in sth phrasal
- verb (T) BrE to buy something in large quantities: We'd better buy in more beer for the party.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
buy in sth phrasal
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buy up sth phrasal — verb (T) to quickly buy as much as you can of something such as land, tickets, food etc: Much of the land has been bought up by property developers. 2 noun be a good/bad buy to be worth or to be not worth the price you paid: The wine is a good… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buy into sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to buy part of a business or organization, especially because you want to control it: Clegg used the money to buy into a printing business. 2 informal to believe an idea … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buy into sth — UK US buy into sth Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► FINANCE to buy a part of a business in order to have some control over it: »McDowell was trying to buy into the newspaper business. ► to support or believe in an idea or… … Financial and business terms
buy up sth — UK US buy up sth Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► to buy all of something or as much of it as you can get, especially if it is cheap: »Investors continued to buy up stocks at a frantic pace … Financial and business terms
ˌbuy ˈinto sth — phrasal verb informal to start to believe something that a lot of other people believe You don t buy into all this nonsense, do you?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
buy sb/sth out — UK US buy sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► FINANCE to buy a part of a company or building from someone else so that you own all of it: »The bank announced that it wanted to buy out the publicly owned shares of… … Financial and business terms
Buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. buy buy 1 [baɪ] verb bought PTandPP [bɔt ǁ bɒːt] [transitive] 1 … Financial and business terms
buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary bid (or buy) An offer to buy a specific quantity of a commodity at a stated price. The price that the market participants are willing to pay. Chicago Mercantile Exchange … Financial and business terms
ˌbuy sth ˈup — phrasal verb to buy large amounts of something or all of it that is available Developers bought up old theatres and converted them into cinemas.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
buy sth out — UK US buy sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► FINANCE to buy a part of a company or building from someone else so that you own all of it: »The bank announced that it wanted to buy out the publicly owned shares of… … Financial and business terms
