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- [bahy uhp]
- /baɪ ʌp/
- /baɪ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy uhp]
- /baɪ ʌp/
Definitions of buy up words
- phrasal verb buy up If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available. 3
- verb buy up to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something) 3
- verb buy up to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of shares 3
- noun buy up to buy all of or all that is available of 3
- verb with object buy up to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase. 1
- verb with object buy up to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 1
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Origin of buy up
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent
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Parts of speech for Buy up
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buy up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buy up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buy up
verb buy up
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stash — to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
Antonyms for buy up
verb buy up
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.