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Definition of
buy off phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
buy off
phrasal verb
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buy somebody
off
to pay somebody money, especially dishonestly, to prevent them from doing something you do not want them to do
See
buy off
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Nearby words
buy-in
noun
buy into
phrasal verb
buy off
phrasal verb
buy out
phrasal verb
buyout
noun
trait
noun
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