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buy up

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hoard v.
procure v.
squirrel v.
stash v.

VERB

hoard

Synonyms

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amass stash stockpile

STRONG

acquire cache collect deposit garner gather hide keep save scrimp squirrel store treasure

WEAK

lay away lay up pile up put aside for rainy day put by sock away stow away

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disperse distribute divide give scatter separate spread squander waste

WEAK

expend spend throw away

VERB

procure

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get hold of solicit

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annex appropriate buy compass cop corral draw earn effect find gain get grab have induce land persuade promote purchase score secure wangle win

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bring around buy out come by latch on to lay hands on make a haul manage to get pick up prevail upon

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade fail forfeit hinder hurt let go lose miss pass prevent reject sell spend

WEAK

give away

VERB

squirrel

Synonyms

STRONG

cache collect deposit garner gather hide keep save stash stockpile store treasure

WEAK

acquire amass lay away lay up pile up put aside for rainy day put by scrimp sock away stow away

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse distribute divide give scatter separate spread squander waste

VERB

stash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amass collect deposit hide pile up stockpile

STRONG

acquire cache garner gather keep save scrimp squirrel store treasure

WEAK

lay away lay up put aside for rainy day put by sock away stow away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse divide scatter

STRONG

separate spread squander waste

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buy up

You can buy up to four more tickets to any non-soccer sports/ceremony to reach the 12-ticket general maximum and up to 12 more soccer tickets during this drop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Major investors including Situational Awareness, a hedge fund run by a former OpenAI researcher, have indicated they’ll buy up to $7 billion shares.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Micron stock has been on a tear this year as investors buy up shares of memory and chip equipment makers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

The selling shareholders have granted the underwriters of the IPO the right to buy up to an additional 8.1 million shares at C$24 apiece to cover any overallotment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

If he’d given you those four bankbooks to do what you liked, to buy up the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, he could have had her all he liked, right?

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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