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

Once on the other side of the queue, people can buy up to six tickets per transaction after paying a deposit.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But they are still moving higher, and did so even after the Treasury Department said it would buy up to $6 billion of longer-term bonds at its operation on Thursday—three times the previous maximum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

This is partly due to component costs such as Ram skyrocketing in price as AI companies buy up all the parts for their data centres.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

“If there was a market for rocks and snakes,” I told Mr. Whiskers, “I could buy up the whole of Dawson County.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

buy up

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