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to buy up
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to buy the whole supply of something such as tickets, stocks, goods, etc.
Transitive: to buy up sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
buy
Present tense
buy up
3rd person singular
buys up
Present participle
buying up
Past simple
bought up
Past participle
bought up
Examples
The company managed to buy up the limited edition items and create a buzz.
