BUY (SOMETHING) UP


Meaning of BUY (SOMETHING) UP in English

buy something ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ buy )

to quickly buy as much of something as possible, for example land, tickets, or goods:

Much of the land was bought up by property developers.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.