English-Dutch translations for buy up

• opkopen
  Wij kunnen hun hele bedrijfsleven opkopen. We can buy up the whole of their trade and industry.
  Grote bedrijven die veel winst maken kunnen andere bedrijven opkopen. Large, profitable companies can buy up other companies.
  Deze twee landen zijn ook in staat geweest de toegang tot de ontmantelingsfondsen te blokkeren, zodat de drie genoemde bedrijven andere bedrijven kunnen opkopen. These two countries have also been able to block access to decommissioning funds, and thus these three companies buy up the other companies.

Definition of buy up

• To buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something
• To buy whatever is available of something

Examples

• The marshland was bought up by a housing company

Related words

• buying group
• group buying
• group buying club