transitive verb
1. : to buy a number or quantity of (as stock in a fund or partnership)
2. : to buy (undelivered securities or commodities) according to the rules of the exchange by claiming against the original seller the difference in price and expense of broker's commissions
3. : to buy for oneself (what one has offered to sell at auction)
intransitive verb
1. : to buy a place in a stock company or regiment
2. : to cover a commodity or security contract previously sold short