buy into sth
(BUSINESS) — phrasal verb with buy /baɪ/ verb (bought, bought)Definition
› to buy a part of a business in order to have some control over it: McDowell was trying to buy into the newspaper business.BuyingStarting, succeeding and failing in businessMergers and takeovers
(Definition of buy into sth (BUSINESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Firing staff
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Synonyms and related words:
- bidding war noun
- bite verb (SHOW INTEREST)
- brand loyalty noun
- bulk-buy verb
- buy sth in phrasal verb
- import noun (BRINGING IN)
- import verb
- on the slate idiom
- order form noun
- order noun (REQUEST)
- order sth in phrasal verb
- outbid verb
- panic buying noun
- patronize verb (BE CUSTOMER)
- run noun (BUY)
- shopping noun
- stock up phrasal verb
- trade sth in phrasal verb
- trade up/down phrasal verb
- trade-in noun
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