buy up
To buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Investors buy up all the cheap houses in this area.”
“The store owner noticed that customers would buy up his entire stock of fresh bread before noon every single day.”
“Anticipating a severe shortage of raw materials, the large corporation moved quickly to buy up every available supply from the local market.”
From buy + up.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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buy a dog and bark oneself
To do something that one has hired someone else to do.
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buy a ticket to
Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.
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buy and hold
A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.
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buy into
To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.
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buy it
To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.
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buy out
to purchase the entire stock or extent of something
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buy straw hats in winter
Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.
Last updated August 10, 2026