buy up

verb

bought up; buying up; buys up

transitive verb

1
: to buy freely or extensively
2
: to buy the entire available supply of

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Kahan, who’s set to go on tour in 2027, used an identity check software on Ticketmaster in an attempt to stop bots from buying up tickets for his 2026 stadium shows. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026 To get ahead of the tariffs, Americans rushed to buy up Canadian syrup supplies. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 Traditional hospital operators, nonprofit and for-profit alike, have been buying up ambulatory surgery centers at a rapid pace in recent years. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 The song is a tale of a small town drying up as businessmen buy up all the land, and Supernaw — with his distinctive twang — sang it as a hard-luck ballad. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buy up

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of buy up was circa 1534

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