buy up

verb

1. to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something)

2. commerce to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of shares

Idioms and Phrases

Purchase all that is available, as in They want to buy up all the land in this area. This term was first recorded in a law enacted under Henry VIII: “They buy up all manner of fish.”

Example Sentences

Managers pool money from investors and use it to buy up companies, loans or other assets like real estate and infrastructure.

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The firm, which started as a not-for-profit but has since established a commercial structure, has been the focus of a web of cross-investments involving buying up chips and other computer hardware needed for AI processing.

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The BBC has exclusive early access to brand new data that shows how Chinese state money has been flowing into wealthy countries, buying up assets in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.

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Sinclair bought up the stake to add pressure on Scripps to strike a deal.

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Criminal gangs are buying up haulage firms to pose as truckers and steal goods by the lorryload, the BBC has learned.

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Related Words

• amass 
• collect 
• deposit 
• hide 
• pile up 
• stockpile