"underbuy" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underbuy.wav Forms: underbuys [present, singular, third-person], underbuying [participle, present], underbought [participle, past], underbought [past]
Etymology: From under- + buy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|buy}} under- + buy Head templates: {{en-verb|underbuys|underbuying|underbought}} underbuy (third-person singular simple present underbuys, present participle underbuying, simple past and past participle underbought)
  1. (transitive) To buy at less than the value of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbuy-en-verb-~W0ZCkun Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 31 38
  2. (transitive) To buy at less than the price of another. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbuy-en-verb-ngRz92ni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 31 38
  3. (ambitransitive) To buy too little. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-underbuy-en-verb-gIFED9m1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 31 38

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