buy-in

[ bahy-in ]

noun

1. an act or instance of buying in.
2. the deliberate submission of a false bid, too low to be met, in order to win a contract.
3. Poker. the chips purchased by a player from the banker, occasionally a set amount required to enter a specific competition or game.

buy in

verb

1. tr to buy back for the owner (an item in an auction) at or below the reserve price
2. intr to purchase shares in a company
3. intr to buy goods or securities on the open market against a defaulting seller, charging this seller with any market differences
4. informal.
   Alsobuy into tr to pay money to secure a position or place for (someone, esp oneself) in some organization, esp a business or club
5. to purchase (goods, etc) in large quantities

   to buy in for the winter

noun

1. the purchase of a company by a manager or group who does not work for that company

Word History and Origins

Origin of buy-in¹

Noun use of verb phrase buy in

Example Sentences

“Parent and student buy-in is absolutely critical,” Andres Chait, chief of school operations, said Tuesday to the school board.

From Los Angeles Times

"It was a collective buy-in to back ourselves and people might think we are crazy, but that shows the culture that has been created."

From BBC

That strength has translated into a complete buy-in on what Harbaugh is selling.

From Los Angeles Times

In order to pass either piece of legislation designed to curtail unfair landlord practices, Harris will need the buy-in of Congress and certainly prefers her fellow Democrats as governing partners.

From Salon

The US is believed to be working on a plan for post-conflict Gaza, trying to get buy-in from Arab countries even though progress on a ceasefire and hostage deal for Gaza has been stalled for weeks.

From BBC