UNDERBUY Definition & Meaning

underbuy

[ uhn-der-bahy ]

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verb (used with object)

underbought, underbuying.

to buy more cheaply than (another).
to buy at less than the actual value.

verb (used without object)

underbought, underbuying.

to buy an insufficient quantity, as of supplies or stock in trade.

underbuy

/ ˌʌ�Ի�əˈ��ɪ /

verb

to buy (stock in trade) in amounts lower than required
tr to buy at a price below that paid by (others)
tr to pay a price less than the true value for

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of underbuy¹

First recorded in 1605–15; under- + buy

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Underbuy, un-dėr-bī, v.t. to buy a thing at a price lower than that paid by another: to pay less than the value for.

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Still, Football Fanatics’ preordering represents a bet since the company doesn’t want to underbuy and have to wait for delivery at the back of the line, and it naturally does not want to overbuy.

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They employed no English ships, and could underbuy and undersell the English manufacturer and the English trader.

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