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Definitions

buy up

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

Example Sentences

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Reports have said that the company may let retail investors buy up to 30% of its IPO.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

For doctors, striking a deal with a firm to buy up most or all of their business can help struggling medical practices obtain much-needed funding to invest in new resources.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Whittaker from Profca said his group had also contracted a US company to find money to buy up the government bonds already issued to farmers.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

U.S. companies, assuming the trend would be irreversible, made multibillion-dollar investments in the first decades of the 2000s to buy up rivals at premium prices.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Mister Hertzoon’s friend intended to buy up all the sugar he could before the news reached Ketterdam.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.