Definitions

buy up

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

VERB

hoard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse distribute divide give scatter separate spread squander waste

WEAK

expend spend throw away

VERB

procure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get hold of solicit

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Earlier this month, an Arizona water agency announced it signed an initial “memorandum of understanding” agreement to buy up to 10,000 acre-feet of water per year from Cadiz’s Mojave Groundwater Bank.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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

SGH said it could buy up to A$500 million in stock under the program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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

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

buy up

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