UNDERBUY

Etymology

Verb

underbuy (third-person singular simple present underbuys, present participle underbuying, simple past and past participle underbought)

(transitive) To buy at less than the value of.

(transitive) To buy at less than the price of another.

(ambitransitive) To buy too little.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*buy", v. t.

Definition: To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than. [R.] J. Fletcher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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