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- Traditional)</li><li data-value="es"><span class="flag flag-es"></span> Español (Spanish)</li><li data-value="eo"><span class="flag flag-eo"></span> Esperanto (Esperanto)</li><li data-value="ja"><span class="flag flag-ja"></span> 日本語 (Japanese)</li><li data-value="pt"><span class="flag flag-pt"></span> Português (Portuguese)</li><li data-value="de"><span class="flag flag-de"></span> Deutsch (German)</li><li data-value="ar"><span class="flag flag-ar"></span> العربية (Arabic)</li><li data-value="fr"><span class="flag flag-fr"></span> Français (French)</li><li data-value="ru"><span class="flag flag-ru"></span> Русский (Russian)</li><li data-value="kn"><span class="flag flag-kn"></span> ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)</li><li data-value="ko"><span class="flag flag-ko"></span> 한국어 (Korean)</li><li data-value="iw"><span class="flag flag-iw"></span> עברית (Hebrew)</li><li data-value="ga"><span class="flag flag-ga"></span> Gaeilge (Irish)</li><li data-value="uk"><span class="flag flag-uk"></span> Українська 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</section> <section class="translate nearby-phrases"> <hgroup> <h3>Nearby phrases</h3> <h4>Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to <strong>buy up</strong></h4> </hgroup> <div class="well rc5 clearfix"> <p><a href="/phrase/buy-a-pig-in-a-poke_44529">Buy a Pig in a Poke</a><a href="/phrase/buy-to-let_2709">buy to let</a><a href="/phrase/buy-into_11497">buy into</a><a href="/phrase/buy-in_17183">buy in</a><a href="/phrase/buy-out_2705">buy out</a><a href="/phrase/buy-straw-hats-in-winter_2706">buy straw hats in winter</a><a href="/phrase/buy-into_11496">buy into</a><a href="/phrase/buy-the-farm_2707">buy the farm</a><a href="/phrase/can-i-buy-you-a-drink_19651">can I buy you a drink</a><a href="/phrase/money-cant-buy-happiness_8680">money can't buy happiness</a><a href="/phrase/dont-buy-green-bananas_19801">don't buy green bananas</a><a href="/phrase/buy-cheap-buy-twice_10640">buy cheap, buy twice</a><a href="/phrase/buy-the-rumor-sell-the-fact_10228">buy the rumor, sell the fact</a><a href="/phrase/buy-time_2708">buy time</a></p> </div> </section> <section id="pron-preview" class="translate"> <h3> <span class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11">How to pronounce this phrase?</span> <span class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 text-right"><a class="xsml" aria-label="How to pronounce this phrase?" href="/pronounce/buy-up_11499"><i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-cog"></i></a></span> </h3> <ol><li class="pron"><div class="p-flags p-preview clearfix"><div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 text-center avatar-block hidden"><div class="p-flag" data-name="Alex" data-googlename="Alex"><div class="pron-avatar bg-alex"></div><div class="voice-details"><span class="flag flag-us"></span><span>Alex</span><div class="lang-name">US English</div></div></div></div><div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-3 text-center avatar-block hidden"><div class="p-flag" data-name="David" data-googlename="Microsoft David - English (United States)"><div class="pron-avatar bg-david"></div><div class="voice-details"><span class="flag 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