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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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
More recently, struggling radio giant iHeartMedia Inc. gained FCC approval for foreign owners to buy up to 100% of the company’s stock.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
This created an opportunity for investors to buy up those stocks at a discount, while their fundamentals remained strong.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
They’ll buy up stock in the initial, single company, anticipating the spinoff will unlock value in what will become disparate and separately traded entities.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“If there was a market for rocks and snakes,” I told Mr. Whiskers, “I could buy up the whole of Dawson County.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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