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

“And he’s taken some of those things, brought them into games and we’ve seen the success from that. And so, seeing the buy-in, and then the results on the back end of that, have kind of given us a pretty hopeful feeling of him having a successful season this year.”

From Los Angeles Times

"It's the first time since ER that I've felt the same sense of camaraderie and buy-in among the cast and crew. When I was on ER, I don't really think I appreciated how rare the air was that I was breathing," he says.

From BBC

It’s unclear whether any of the new methods will replace BMI — that will require buy-in from physicians, insurers and the government — but researchers say it’s time to rethink how we diagnose obesity as millions of Americans turn to GLP-1 drugs.

From MarketWatch

It’s unclear whether any of the new methods will replace BMI — that will require buy-in from physicians, insurers and the government — but researchers say it’s time to rethink how we diagnose obesity as millions of Americans turn to GLP-1 drugs.

From MarketWatch

At a time of tremendous upheaval for the tech world, the retail world and Target itself, Vemana said that making sure he still has buy-in from his team is another priority.

From The Wall Street Journal