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underbuy

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un·der·buy  (ndr-b)
v. un·der·bought (-bôt), un·der·buy·ing, un·der·buys
v.tr.
1. To buy less (of something) than one wants or needs.
2. To buy at a lower price than a competitor.
3. To buy (something) at less than a proper or expected price.
v.intr.
1. To buy less of something than what is wanted or needed.
2. To buy something at a price lower than proper or expected.

underbuy [ˌʌndəˈbaɪ]
vb -buys, -buying, -bought
1. (Business / Commerce) to buy (stock in trade) in amounts lower than required
2. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to buy at a price below that paid by (others)
3. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to pay a price less than the true value for


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