underbuy

American  

[uhn-der-bahy] / ˌʌn dərˈbaɪ /

verb (used with object)

underbought, underbuying

1. to buy more cheaply than (another).

2. to buy at less than the actual value.

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verb (used without object)

underbought, underbuying

1. to buy an insufficient quantity, as of supplies or stock in trade.

underbuy British  

/ ˌʌndəˈbaɪ /

verb

1. to buy (stock in trade) in amounts lower than required

2. (tr) to buy at a price below that paid by (others)

3. (tr) to pay a price less than the true value for

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Etymology

Origin of underbuy

First recorded in 1605–15; under- + buy

Example Sentences

They employed no English ships, and could underbuy and undersell the English manufacturer and the English trader.

From Days of the Discoverers by Choate, Florence