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buy out from under

buy out from under verb: to purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy.

Verb

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

  1. (ditransitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy.
    • We better make an offer before somebody buys the house out from under us.
  2. (transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem).
    • He bought out from under his legal problems.

Forms of buy out from under

third-person singular presentbuys out from under
present participlebuying out from under
past participlebought out from under
pastbought out from under

Questions about buy out from under

What does buy out from under mean?
Buy out from under means to purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy.
What part of speech is buy out from under?
Buy out from under is a verb.
What is the past tense of buy out from under?
The past tense of buy out from under is bought out from under.

Words near buy out from under in the dictionary

  1. buy one, get one
  2. buy one, get one free
  3. buy one, take one
  4. buy order
  5. buy out
  6. buy out from under
  7. buy over
  8. buy side
  9. buy sides
  10. buy some time
  11. buy stop order

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