buy in
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buy in
vb (adverb)
1. (Commerce) (tr) to buy back for the owner (an item in an auction) at or below the reserve price
2. (Stock Exchange) (intr) to purchase shares in a company
3. (Stock Exchange) (intr) to buy goods or securities on the open market against a defaulting seller, charging this seller with any market differences
4. (Commerce) (tr) informal Also: buy into US to pay money to secure a position or place for (someone, esp oneself) in some organization, esp a business or club
5. to purchase (goods, etc) in large quantities: to buy in for the winter.
n
(Commerce) the purchase of a company by a manager or group who does not work for that company
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| Verb | 1. | buy in - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) overstock - stock excessively understock - stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity |
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w>buy in
vt sep (= acquire supply of) goods → einkaufen
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