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Definition of
buy up phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
buy up
phrasal verb
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buy something
up
to buy all or as much as possible of something
Developers are buying up all the land on the island.
See
buy up
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Nearby words
buyout
noun
buy-to-let
adjective
buy up
phrasal verb
buzz
verb
buzz
noun
trait
noun
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