buy up

British  

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

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buy up Idioms  

1. 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.”

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Example Sentences

Reports have said that the company may let retail investors buy up to 30% of its IPO.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Jeff Bezos is in early talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and seek to use AI technology to accelerate their path to automation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

For doctors, striking a deal with a firm to buy up most or all of their business can help struggling medical practices obtain much-needed funding to invest in new resources.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

U.S. companies, assuming the trend would be irreversible, made multibillion-dollar investments in the first decades of the 2000s to buy up rivals at premium prices.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“If there was a market for rocks and snakes,” I told Mr. Whiskers, “I could buy up the whole of Dawson County.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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