buy up
Britishverb
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to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something)
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commerce to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of shares
Example Sentences
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“It should never be easier for speculative developers to buy up land and build for-profit housing that is not affordable than it is for fire survivors to come home,” said Dawson Beer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
SGH said it could buy up to A$500 million in stock under the program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
GameStop rose to prominence as a "meme stock", which sees retail investors buy up shares in unloved companies that professional investors have bet against, causing the share price to rise and fall sharply.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Chip makers Advanced Micro Devices and Intel both recently reported knockout financial results as customers buy up CPUs, or chips that can power inference, the process of running models.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
They sent agents abroad to buy up libraries.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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