underbuy

un·der·buy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-bahy]
- /ˌʌn dərˈbaɪ/
- /ˈʌnd.ə.ˈbaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-bahy]
- /ˌʌn dərˈbaɪ/

Definitions of underbuy word

verb with object underbuy to buy more cheaply than (another). 1
verb with object underbuy to buy at less than the actual value. 1
verb without object underbuy to buy an insufficient quantity, as of supplies or stock in trade. 1
verb underbuy to buy (stock in trade) in amounts lower than required 0
verb underbuy to buy at a price below that paid by (others) 0
verb underbuy to pay a price less than the true value for 0

See all 13 definitions of underbuy

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Origin of underbuy

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; under- + buy

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Parts of speech for Underbuy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underbuy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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