What does "buy up" mean?

To purchase all available To buy all or large quantities of something.

How do you use "buy up" in a sentence?

Investors bought up property. They bought up all the stock. She bought up the remaining shares.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To purchase all available

大量收购、抢购一空

Acaparar, comprar todo

買い占める

사재기하다, 매점하다

To buy all or large quantities of something.

购买全部或大量某物。

Comprar todo o grandes cantidades de algo.

あるものを全部、または大量に買うこと。

무언가를 전부 또는 대량으로 구매하는 것.

Base verb: buy

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Investors bought up property.
投资者大量收购房产
Los inversores acapararon propiedades
投資家が不動産を買い占めた
투자자들이 부동산을 사들였다
They bought up all the stock.
他们买光了所有库存
Compraron todo el stock
彼らは在庫を全部買い占めた
그들은 재고를 전부 사들였다
She bought up the remaining shares.
她收购了剩余的股份
Ella compró las acciones restantes
彼女は残りの株を買い占めた
그녀는 남은 주식을 모두 사들였다

语境: purchasing, acquisition, bulk

语气: business

From buying until supply is exhausted.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal