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• buy into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms buy into : present tense I/you/we/they buy into he/she/it buys into present participle buying into past tense bought into past participle bought into 1) buy into something business to buy part of a business,… …   English dictionary

• buy into — verb buy stocks or shares of a company • Topics: ↑investing, ↑investment • Hypernyms: ↑invest, ↑put, ↑commit, ↑place • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• ˌbuy ˈinto sth — phrasal verb informal to start to believe something that a lot of other people believe You don t buy into all this nonsense, do you?[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking 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 [ 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 — [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 — 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

• buy up — verb take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑take over, ↑buy out • Derivationally related forms: ↑buyout (for: ↑buy out), ↑takeover …   Useful english dictionary