| 单词 | buying up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuying up buying up n. the purchasing of a commodity, stock, asset, etc., so as to acquire a large amount, or to remove such assets from the open market; cf. to buy up 1 at buy v. Phrasal verbs 1. Π 1660 J. Dauncey Exact Hist. Changes of Govt. in Eng. 320 The Parliament now begin to discover the reason of the buying up of so many Arms in London. 1707 Glossographia Anglicana Nova Abbrochment, in Law, is the Engrossing or Buying up of Wares before they are brought to a Market or Fair, and selling them again by Retail. 1959 Times 2 Oct. 16/2 It fits in very nicely with the policy of nationalization by the buying up of stock on the market. 2003 Observer 30 Nov. (Cash section) 20/1 Large-scale buying up of gardens for ‘backland’ development is becoming prevalent in the South East, where land is at a premium and councils are trying to find alternatives to building on greenfield sites. < as lemmas |
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