snap sth up
informal— phrasal verb with snap uk/snæp/us/snæp/verb -pp-
to buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you want:
The tickets for the concert were snapped up within three hours of going on sale.
The fall in property prices means that there are a lot of bargains waiting to be snapped up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- pick sth up
- score
- secure
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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