- buy something out
- buy something out†to buy all that is available of a particular item. •
The kids came in and bought all our bubble gum out.
•They bought out the bubble gum in a single hour.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
buy something out
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take something out — 1) obtain an official document or service you can take out a loan for a specific purchase ■ get a license or summons issued 2) buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating elsewhere he ordered a lamb madras to take out … Useful english dictionary
buy — [bī] vt. bought, buying [ME bien < OE bycgan < ? IE base of BOW1] 1. to get by paying or agreeing to pay money or some equivalent; purchase 2. to get as by an exchange [buy victory with human lives] 3. to be the means of purchasing [all… … English World dictionary
buy out — ► buy out 1) pay (someone) to give up an interest or share in something. 2) (buy oneself out) obtain one s release from the armed services by payment. Main Entry: ↑buy … English terms dictionary
splash something out (on something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • … Useful english dictionary
splash something out (for something) — ˌsplash ˈout (on sth) | ˌsplash sthˈout (on/for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on sth • We re going to splash out and buy a new car. • … Useful english dictionary
price something out of the market — price yourself/sth out of the ˈmarket idiom to charge such a high price for your goods, services, etc. that nobody wants to buy them Main entry: ↑priceidiom … Useful english dictionary
buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. buy buy 1 [baɪ] verb bought PTandPP [bɔt ǁ bɒːt] [transitive] 1 … Financial and business terms
buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary bid (or buy) An offer to buy a specific quantity of a commodity at a stated price. The price that the market participants are willing to pay. Chicago Mercantile Exchange … Financial and business terms
buy — buy1 W1S1 [baı] v past tense and past participle bought [bo:t US bo:t] [: Old English; Origin: bycgan] 1.) a) [I and T] to get something by paying money for it ≠ ↑sell ▪ Where did you buy that dress? ▪ Ricky showed her the painting he d bought… … Dictionary of contemporary English
buy — I UK [baɪ] / US verb Word forms buy : present tense I/you/we/they buy he/she/it buys present participle buying past tense bought UK [bɔːt] / US [bɔt] past participle bought *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to get something by paying money for… … English dictionary
