| 单词 | buyoff |
| 释义 | buyoff[ bahy-awf, -of ] / ˈbaɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR buyoff ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.an act or instance of buying off; payment or bribe: The increased retirement benefit was a buyoff for employees who wanted salary increases. Origin of buyoffnoun use of verb phrase buy off Words nearby buyoffbuyer's remorse, buyers' strike, buy-in, buy into, buy it, buyoff, buyout, Buys-Ballot's law, buy something, buy the farm, buy time Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for buyoffbuy off verb(tr, adverb) to pay (a person or group) to drop a charge, end opposition, relinquish a claim, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with buyoffbuy off Pay to get rid of a claim or opposition, or to avoid prosecution, as in He was caught trying to buy off the opposing candidate. [First half of 1600s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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