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buy up
verb
to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something)
commerce to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of shares
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
At the end of the day, Australia is buying up to five nuclear-powered submarines at a huge expense, helping keep Americans employed.
He packed the courts with loyalists, found friendly oligarchs to buy up independent media and took over universities — or forced them to close down.
New development can also bring gentrification, which is why some nonprofits are attempting to buy up lots to resell them below market value to displaced locals.
In recent years, his government has bought up multiple lots in the neighborhood to build what government officials say will be a new presidential residence.
The company also runs what’s known as an ad exchange that helps match publishers with advertisers who are competing with one another to buy up available ad space.
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