bought up
Cornered the market
Bought up is the past tense of buy up, meaning to purchase all or most of something available.
When investors or companies buy up property, stock, or goods, they acquire large quantities, often to corner a market or prevent others from obtaining them.
Developers bought up all the vacant lots in the neighborhood.
The corporation quietly bought up shares until they had a controlling interest.
Gathered in abundance
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- securedMade fast or obtained
- procuredObtained through effort
obtained · snapped up · scooped up · cornered · hoarded · garnered · annexed · appropriated
Act of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- controlling interestShares sufficient for dominance
- majority stakeOver half of ownership
hostile takeover · parent company · subsidiary · conglomerate · privatization · consolidation · asset stripping · due diligence
Land and its structures
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- landEarth's solid surface
- developersThose who create software
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
landlords · speculation · flipping · rezoning · displacement · investors · foreign buyers · rental properties
amassed
Gathered in abundance
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- securedMade fast or obtained
procured · obtained · snapped up · scooped up · cornered · hoarded · garnered · annexed · appropriated · stockpiled
acquisition
Act of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- controlling interestShares sufficient for dominance
majority stake · hostile takeover · parent company · subsidiary · conglomerate · privatization · consolidation · asset stripping · due diligence · tender offer
real estate
Land and its structures
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- landEarth's solid surface
- developersThose who create software
gentrification · landlords · speculation · flipping · rezoning · displacement · investors · foreign buyers · rental properties · commercial property
upbringing
Childhood care and training
instilled · values · manners · traditions · household · family · parenting · taught · discipline · home
bought upsold off
Disposed of commercially
liquidated · divested · dumped · offloaded · unloaded