buy-in

[bahy-in]

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.

buy in

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buy in¹

Noun use of verb phrase buy in

Example Sentences

“Very grateful that I had buy-in from him coming in Day 1 never had coached before,” Redick said.

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The buy-in’s objective was to temporarily stall the store’s operation and show the financial contribution that day laborers make to the company — without staging a boycott, which Andiola said the community does not want.

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The long-term goal is to win buy-in from Congress — and then to eliminate the Education Department entirely, which requires congressional approval.

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To gain buy-in, she has also done one-on-one outreach with some CEOs in New York and held meetings with various civic groups.

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“I believe if you’re connected off the floor, you’re connected on the floor. You need buy-in to that. I’m not trying to take credit for my staff here. It’s the guys on the team, they’re bought into that.”

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