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English verb: buy up

1. buy up (possession) take over ownership of; of corporations and companies


ExamplesThe men buy up the chairs


Synonymsbuy out, take over


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)buy, purchase









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