buy up

verb

1. to purchase all, or all that is available, of (something)
2. commerce to purchase a controlling interest in (a company, etc), as by the acquisition of shares

Idioms and Phrases

Purchase all that is available, as in They want to buy up all the land in this area . This term was first recorded in a law enacted under Henry VIII: “They buy up all manner of fish.”

Example Sentences

Among its strategies to combat homelessness, the city has used state and federal funds to buy up motels and convert them into affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times

Ministers also argue the exemptions have tempted rich folk to buy up farm land – pushing up its value – primarily to avoid inheritance tax.

From BBC

The mud slinging has also included allegations that some traders have been buying up substandard fuel from Russia which is then blended with other products before being shipped into Nigeria.

From BBC

Companies including Blackrock, Fidelity and GrayScale, have also been buying up Bitcoins in their thousands, pushing up its value to record highs.

From BBC

Although Russia denied interfering in the vote, Moldova’s authorities said attempts had been made to buy up to 300,000 votes in what Maia Sandu described as an "unprecedented assault on freedom and democracy".

From BBC

Related Words

• amass
• collect
• deposit
• hide
• pile up
• stockpile