buy-in

American  

[bahy-in] / ˈbaɪˌɪn /

noun

1. an act or instance of buying in.

2. the deliberate submission of a false bid, too low to be met, in order to win a contract.

3. Poker. the chips purchased by a player from the banker, occasionally a set amount required to enter a specific competition or game.

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buy in British  

verb

1. (tr) to buy back for the owner (an item in an auction) at or below the reserve price

2. (intr) to purchase shares in a company

3. (intr) to buy goods or securities on the open market against a defaulting seller, charging this seller with any market differences

4. Also: buy into.  informal (tr) to pay money to secure a position or place for (someone, esp oneself) in some organization, esp a business or club

5. to purchase (goods, etc) in large quantities

   to buy in for the winter

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noun

1. the purchase of a company by a manager or group who does not work for that company

Etymology

Origin of buy-in

Noun use of verb phrase buy in

Example Sentences

Even with big names attached this time, the fight to ensure buy-in will be tougher here, an issue that will feel all the more acute given the high-wire act of staging even international cricket without the requisite permanent venues.

From BBC

For a bill like that to gain broad buy-in, it would be incumbent upon activists not to treat the slogan as a purity test.

From Slate

Other hurdles, including buy-in from the west-coast province of British Columbia, would still need to be cleared.

From The Wall Street Journal

But any deal will ultimately need Russian buy-in, which does not seem forthcoming - and which the alleged drone incident over Putin's residence may have pushed further into the distance.

From BBC

Some of those details include having buy-in from the police, training dispatchers on how to triage calls, and integrating mental health staff.

From Los Angeles Times