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buy-in
[ bahy-in ]
noun
- an act or instance of buying in.
- the deliberate submission of a false bid, too low to be met, in order to win a contract.
- Poker. the chips purchased by a player from the banker, occasionally a set amount required to enter a specific competition or game.
buy in
verb
- tr to buy back for the owner (an item in an auction) at or below the reserve price
- intr to purchase shares in a company
- intr to buy goods or securities on the open market against a defaulting seller, charging this seller with any market differences
- informal.Alsobuy into tr to pay money to secure a position or place for (someone, esp oneself) in some organization, esp a business or club
- to purchase (goods, etc) in large quantities
to buy in for the winter
noun
- the purchase of a company by a manager or group who does not work for that company
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of buy-in1
Example Sentences
She promised community buy-in before building homeless shelters — a hot button issue after then-Councilmember Mike Bonin threw his weight behind a city-run shelter in the heart of Venice that many residents opposed.
Getting buy-in from parents — so that students are also held accountable at home — has helped smooth rough edges of the program’s debut.
CW-1 told authorities about a large buy-in dice game in L.A. in June 2019.
The Ukrainian hope is that, with a renewed US buy-in, the pressure would be put back on Russia to compromise too.
Lord Cameron had spoken to the European Commission about the proposal and had sought buy-in from Downing Street to sign off the agreement.
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