underbuy
underbuy verb: to buy at less than the value of.
Verb
underbuy (third-person singular simple present underbuys, present participle underbuying, simple past and past participle underbought)
- To buy at less than the value of.
- To buy at less than the price of another.
- To buy too little.
- Well, just as you can overbuy when selecting a home, you can underbuy. That's what Nathan and Rebecca did when they bought their first home. They believed in living within their means — a good thing — but they took it to an extreme.2009, Eric Tyson, Ray Brown, Home Buying for Dummies
Forms of underbuy
| third-person singular present | underbuys |
|---|---|
| present participle | underbuying |
| past participle | underbought |
| past | underbought |
Origin of underbuy
From under- + buy.
Questions about underbuy
- What does underbuy mean?
- Underbuy means to buy at less than the value of.
- What part of speech is underbuy?
- Underbuy is a verb.
- What is the past tense of underbuy?
- The past tense of underbuy is underbought.
Words near underbuy in the dictionary
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