English

buy up

To buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something.

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    Origin

    From buy + up.

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    • partEnglishbuy “To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishbyen
        • inheritedOld Englishbycġan “to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom, procure, get done, sell”
    • partEnglishup “Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of g…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishup
        • inheritedOld Englishupp “up”

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