buy into
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Definition
- Verb:
- To purchase stocks or shares of a company: The primary meaning is to acquire an ownership stake in a company by buying its stock.
- To accept or believe in an idea, concept, or system: A figurative extension meaning to agree with and support a particular idea, plan, or philosophy.
Usage Examples
Verb (literal, financial):
- He decided to buy into the tech startup early.
- Many small investors are buying into the new green energy fund.
Verb (figurative, belief):
- The team needs to buy into the coach's new strategy for it to work.
- I don't buy into the idea that success requires constant hustle.
Advanced Usage
- "to buy into something hook, line, and sinker": To accept or believe in something completely and uncritically.
- He bought into the conspiracy theory hook, line, and sinker.
Variants and Related Words
- Buy-in (noun): Agreement, support, or commitment to a plan or idea.
- We need full buy-in from the department to proceed.
Synonyms
- Invest in: To put money into financial assets or, figuratively, to devote time or effort to something.
- Subscribe to: To agree with or believe in an idea or theory.
- Endorse: To give approval or support to.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Buy out: To purchase a controlling share or all of someone's interest in a company.
- The partners decided to buy out his share of the business.
Buy up: To purchase large quantities of something.
- Investors began to buy up all the available stock.
Related Idioms
Buy a piece of: Similar to "buy into," meaning to get a share or stake in something.
- He wanted to buy a piece of the action.
Buy the farm: An idiom meaning to die (slang, unrelated to the core meaning of "buy into").
Verb
- buy stocks or shares of a company