to buy sth in large quantities

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• buy something in — ˌbuy sthˈin derived (BrE) to buy sth in large quantities Main entry: ↑buyderived …   Useful english dictionary

• buy — buy1 W1S1 [baı] v past tense and past participle bought [bo:t US bo:t] [: Old English; Origin: bycgan] 1.) a) [I and T] to get something by paying money for it ≠ ↑sell ▪ Where did you buy that dress? ▪ Ricky showed her the painting he d bought… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• buy in sth phrasal — verb (T) BrE to buy something in large quantities: We d better buy in more beer for the party …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• imbalance — UK US /ˌɪmˈbæləns/ noun [C or U] ► a situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other: imbalance of/in sth »The growing gender imbalance in computer… …   Financial and business terms

• quantity — Number of units or lots of a futures contract. Sometimes also called size. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * quantity quan‧ti‧ty [ˈkwɒntti ǁ ˈkwɑːn ] noun quantities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] an amount of something that can be counted… …   Financial and business terms

• sell — ▪ I. sell sell 1 [sel] verb sold PTandPP [səʊld ǁ soʊld] 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to give someone property, assets, goods, services etc in return for money: • Chrysler plans to raise c …   Financial and business terms

• bulk — bulk1 [bʌlk] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: bulki goods carried on a ship ] 1.) the bulk (of sth) the main or largest part of something ▪ The bulk of consumers are based in towns. 2.) [C usually singular] a big mass or shape of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bulk — 1 noun 1 the bulk (of sth) the main or largest part of something: the bulk of the workforce 2 (countable usually singular) a big mass of something 3 (U) the size of something or someone: The dough will rise until it is double in bulk. 4 in bulk… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• quantity — quan|ti|ty W2S3 [ˈkwɔntıti US ˈkwa:n ] n plural quantities [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: quantité, from Latin quantitas, from quantus how much ] 1.) [U and C] an amount of something that can be counted or measured quantity of ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exchange — An association of persons who participate in the business of buying or selling futures contracts or futures options. A forum or place where traders gather to buy or sell economic goods. With the advent of the computerized exchange, it is… …   Financial and business terms

• Exchange — The marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities and indices are traded. Principal US stock exchanges are: New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE), American Stock Exchange ( AMEX) and the National Association of… …   Financial and business terms