Antonyms for buys up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bahy

Phonetic Transcription : baɪ

Definition of buys up

Origin : Old English bycgan (past tense bohte) "to buy, pay for, acquire; redeem, ransom; procure; get done," from Proto-Germanic *bugjanan (cf. Old Saxon buggjan, Old Norse byggja, Gothic bugjan), of unknown origin, not found outside Germanic.
The surviving spelling is southwest England dialect; the word was generally pronounced in Old English and Middle English with a -dg- sound as "budge," or "bidge." Meaning "believe, accept as true" first recorded 1926. Related: Bought; buying. To buy time "prevent further deterioration but make no improvement" is attested from 1946.

As in procure : verb acquire, obtain
As in squirrel : verb hoard
As in stash : verb hoard
As in hoard : verb put away, accumulate

Example sentences :

He goes to a book-store and buys up a lot of paper-covered novels.
Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

Under the cloak of a benevolent citizen he buys up public land for his own profit.
Extract from : « The Social Significance of the Modern Drama » by Emma Goldman

"Some buys up these yer old critturs, and ses there's a sight more wear in 'em than a body 'd think," said the man, reflectively.
Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

He buys up men that have been made captives, if perchance he may be able to find some one for whom to gain his son in exchange.
Extract from : « The Captiva and The Mostellaria » by Plautus

He buys up land in his own name, then he finds men of straw to run up houses upon it.
Extract from : « Father Goriot » by Honore de Balzac

The Standard Oil Company buys up competitors and dismantles their works.
Extract from : « Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 » by Various

Synonyms for buys up

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