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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