buy in

buy in

vb (adverb)

1. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to buy back for the owner (an item in an auction) at or below the reserve price

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (intr) to purchase shares in a company

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (intr) to buy goods or securities on the open market against a defaulting seller, charging this seller with any market differences

4. (Business / Commerce) (tr) Also buy into US informal to pay money to secure a position or place for (someone, esp oneself) in some organization, esp a business or club

5. to purchase (goods, etc.) in large quantities to buy in for the winter

n buy-in

(Business / Commerce) the purchase of a company by a manager or group who does not work for that company

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

buy in - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" stock up, stock commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) overstock - stock excessively understock - stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

Translations

? buy in

vt sep (= acquire supply of) goods → einkaufen