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buy-innoun

uk ​ /ˈbaɪ.ɪn/ us ​ /ˈbaɪ.ɪn/

› [ C ] a situation in which a person or group buys enough shares in a company to get control of it:

She led a buy-in of the group and is now its director.

› [ C ] a situation in which a company buys its own shares from shareholders

› [ U ] the fact of agreeing with and accepting something that someone suggests:

If you want to go ahead with these plans, you'll need buy-in from the employees.

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(Definition of “buy-in” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“buy-in” in Business English

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buy-innoun

uk ​ us ​

› [ C ] FINANCE a situation in which a person or group buys enough shares in a company to get control of it:

She subsequently led a buy-in of the group and is now its director.
See also
buyout

› [ C ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a situation in which a company buys shares of its own stock from shareholders:

The company completed a buy-in of over 4 million of its own ordinary shares at 360 pence per share.
See also
buyback

› [ U ] support for an idea or plan:

Effective leaders must understand how to communicate their vision, and create buy-in for it.

See also

management buy-in

(Definition of “buy-in” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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