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snap up

British  

verb

  1. to avail oneself of eagerly and quickly

    she snapped up the bargains

  2. to interrupt abruptly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
snap up Idioms  

  1. Snatch for one's own use, as in As soon as they lower the price we intend to snap up the house; it's exactly what we want. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

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Your $40 bid may be the market and you might effectively snap up the stock at a steal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

That means investors should keep an eye out for dips that offer a chance to snap up these shares.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors can snap up shares at a discounted price, after recent results have signaled the business can continue to perform well in the current environment, Scholar says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The selloff could open the door for private-equity buyers who like to snap up software companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

He’d no* more than lie down on the floor to paint than May Belle would be after him to put an arm back on or snap up a dress.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

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