buy into

phrase

: to purchase a portion of or interest in
the TV network bought into its local football team

Examples of buy into in a Sentence

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This year, QatarEnergy took a stake in Golden Pass LNG in Texas, Saudi Aramco acquired an interest in the nearby Port Arthur LNG terminal, and XRG has bought into LNG projects in Texas and Mozambique. — semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Nowroozi, whose sister owns a pair of Meta glasses, is holding off on buying into the AI wearable wave. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 In a continuation of the last cycle, Pochettino has managed to humble his own players while getting group to buy into the Argentine’s demanding style of play. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Dune’s reception taught me a lot about not buying into other people’s expectations. — Kyle MacLachlan, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 And while many beauty lovers consider mascara a non-negotiable final step, Ashtin isn’t necessarily buying into that rule. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 Rarely has a film ever so thoroughly self-selected by its very existence to only be watched by people who are, in some way or another, already bought into the overall fixations of everyone involved. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Despite the very name of their publication, the Vogue staffers weren’t buying into the fads — and that spoke to something which La Ligne tries to embody. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Seven years after Blackstone bought into Bumble—elevating Whitney Wolfe Herd to CEO in the process—the end is coming. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buy into was in 1746

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“Buy into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20into. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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