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buycotting

buycotting is the present participle and gerund of buycott.

Meaning of buycott

Verb

buycott (third-person singular simple present buycotts, present participle buycotting, simple past and past participle buycotted)

  1. (transitive) To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.
    • Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world.2009 October 11, Anand Giridharadas, “Boycotts Minus the Pain”, in New York Times

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Questions about buycotting

What is buycotting the present participle and gerund of?
Buycotting is the present participle and gerund of buycott.

Words near buycotting in the dictionary

  1. buybull
  2. Buybulls
  3. buycentennial
  4. buycott
  5. buycotted
  6. buycotting
  7. buycotts
  8. buydown
  9. buydowns
  10. buyed
  11. Buyei

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