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Buy off   /baɪ ɔf/   Listen
Buy off

verb
1.
Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor.  Synonym: pay off.






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"Buy off" Quotes from Famous Books



... Parliament, the manner of raising the L1,800,000 they voted [the King] on Friday; and at last, after many proposals, one moved that the Chimney-money might be taken from the King, and an equal revenue of something else might be found for the King, and people be enjoyned to buy off this tax of Chimney-money for ever at eight years' purchase, which will raise present money, as they think, L1,600,000, and the State be eased of an ill burthen and the King be supplied of something as food or better for his use. The House seems ...
— Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete • Samuel Pepys



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