buy up
Acquire all available
To buy up is to purchase all or most of something available, often to control supply or prevent others from acquiring it: Investors bought up all the beachfront property.
The phrase emphasizes thoroughness or urgency—not just buying, but buying everything: Speculators bought up grain futures before the shortage hit.
Goods obtained for payment
- acquireGain possession of
- procureObtain through effort
- obtainCome into possession of
- secureProtected from harm
take over · corner the market · stockpile · hoard · amass · accumulate · gather · collect
Meeting point of edges
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominateControl through superior strength
- consolidateUnite separate things
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
oligopoly · exclusive · squeeze out · engross · absorb · takeover · preempt · market share
Collected works or assets
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- assetsOwned items of value
shareholder · securities · stake · holdings · venture capital · private equity · hedge fund · speculation
Something owned or inherent
- landEarth's solid surface
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- lotLarge amount or portion
- acreageAmount of land owned
tract · estate · development · gentrification · speculation · flip · landlord · rezoning
purchase
Goods obtained for payment
secure · take over · corner the market · stockpile · hoard · amass · accumulate · gather · collect · wholesale
corner
Meeting point of edges
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominateControl through superior strength
- consolidateUnite separate things
cartel · oligopoly · exclusive · squeeze out · engross · absorb · takeover · preempt · market share · stranglehold
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
assets · shareholder · securities · stake · holdings · venture capital · private equity · hedge fund · speculation · diversify
property
Something owned or inherent
acreage · tract · estate · development · gentrification · speculation · flip · landlord · rezoning · eminent domain
buy upsell off
Dispose of assets quickly
liquidate · divest · offload · dispose of · unload
buy upbreak up
End a relationship
distribute · disperse · parcel out · split up · release
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