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[ verb ] take over ownership of; of corporations and companies

Synonyms

take_over buy_out

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

He did this by the charming practice of buying_up used electric blankets for $ 5 to $ 10 from survivors of patients who had died , reconditioning them , and selling them at $ 185 each .

Related terms

buy buyout

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