buy up

tamamını satın almak, toplamak

Satışta olan bir şeyin tamamını veya neredeyse tamamını satın almak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You buy all, or nearly all, of something that is available.

• They bought up all the tickets.
• A company is buying up land near the station.
• Why have investors bought up so many shares?

Nasıl kullanılır: buy something up (Investors bought all the empty houses up.)

Eş anlamlılar: purchase all

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: buy up something, buy up land, buy up shares, buy up supplies

rüşvet vermek, sus payı vermek

Birine tehditlerini bırakması, susması veya istediğini yapması için para vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You give someone money to make them stop threatening you or agree to what you want.

• They tried to buy up the witness.
• The businessman bought the blackmailer up to keep his secret safe.
• Could the official buy up everyone who knew the truth?

Nasıl kullanılır: buy someone up (He tried to buy the witness up before the trial.)

Eş anlamlılar: buy off, bribe

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: buy up someone, buy up witnesses