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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But they are still moving higher, and did so even after the Treasury Department said it would buy up to $6 billion of longer-term bonds at its operation on Thursday—three times the previous maximum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Treasury can buy up Japanese bonds and the Japanese government can buy up Treasurys?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nor can China’s trading partners simply buy up yuan to force it higher, since China tightly controls access to its currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
This is partly due to component costs such as Ram skyrocketing in price as AI companies buy up all the parts for their data centres.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mister Hertzoon’s friend intended to buy up all the sugar he could before the news reached Ketterdam.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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