buy up

British  

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

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buy up Idioms  

1. 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.”

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Example Sentences

"We've had developers buy up an old house, knock it down and replace it with a bigger property which has become holiday lets," Hall says.

From BBC

As part of the arrangements, AMD agreed to give Meta and OpenAI warrants to each buy up to 160 million AMD shares—totalling roughly 20% of the company—so long as certain milestones are met.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added that corporate investors aren’t buying up high-end neighborhoods; it’s mostly working-class or middle-class areas, where the affordability crisis is more acute.

From Los Angeles Times

He built a cable company by buying up cable operators in small towns and rural and suburban areas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors have bought up a ton of stock in the face of considerable risks.

From Barron's

Related Words

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