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bought in

bought in is the simple past and past participle of buy in.

Meaning of buy in

Verb

buy in (third-person singular simple present buys in, present participle buying in, simple past and past participle bought in)

  1. To accept an idea as valid; to join in on a concept.
  2. To invest as part of a group; to put one's personal stake in an investment.
  3. To buy back for the owner at an auction.
  4. For the buyer of securities, whose seller fails to deliver the securities contracted for, to buy the securities from a third party and demand the difference in price from the original seller.
  5. To stock (something) by buying inventory from a third party.
    • They buy in coffee beans from a distributor in Carrolton.

Questions about bought in

What is bought in the simple past and past participle of?
Bought in is the simple past and past participle of buy in.

Words near bought in in the dictionary

  1. bought a ticket to
  2. bought air
  3. bought and paid for
  4. bought back
  5. bought down
  6. bought in
  7. bought into
  8. bought it
  9. bought off
  10. bought off on
  11. bought out

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