un·der·buy (ŭn′dər-bī′) v. un·der·bought (-bôt′) , un·der·buy·ing , un·der·buys
v. tr. 1. To buy less (of something) than is needed.
2. To buy something at a lower price than (a competitor).
v. intr. To buy less of something than is needed.
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underbuy (ˌʌndəˈbaɪ ) vb ,
-buys ,
-buying or -bought 1. (Commerce) to buy (stock in trade) in amounts lower than required
2. (Commerce) (tr ) to buy at a price below that paid by (others)
3. (Commerce) (tr ) to pay a price less than the true value for
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underbuy Past participle: underboughtGerund: underbuyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative underbuy underbuy
Present I underbuy you underbuy he/she/it underbuys we underbuy you underbuy they underbuy
Preterite I underbought you underbought he/she/it underbought we underbought you underbought they underbought
Present Continuous I am underbuying you are underbuying he/she/it is underbuying we are underbuying you are underbuying they are underbuying
Present Perfect I have underbought you have underbought he/she/it has underbought we have underbought you have underbought they have underbought
Past Continuous I was underbuying you were underbuying he/she/it was underbuying we were underbuying you were underbuying they were underbuying
Past Perfect I had underbought you had underbought he/she/it had underbought we had underbought you had underbought they had underbought
Future I will underbuy you will underbuy he/she/it will underbuy we will underbuy you will underbuy they will underbuy
Future Perfect I will have underbought you will have underbought he/she/it will have underbought we will have underbought you will have underbought they will have underbought
Future Continuous I will be underbuying you will be underbuying he/she/it will be underbuying we will be underbuying you will be underbuying they will be underbuying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been underbuying you have been underbuying he/she/it has been underbuying we have been underbuying you have been underbuying they have been underbuying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been underbuying you will have been underbuying he/she/it will have been underbuying we will have been underbuying you will have been underbuying they will have been underbuying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been underbuying you had been underbuying he/she/it had been underbuying we had been underbuying you had been underbuying they had been underbuying
Conditional I would underbuy you would underbuy he/she/it would underbuy we would underbuy you would underbuy they would underbuy
Past Conditional I would have underbought you would have underbought he/she/it would have underbought we would have underbought you would have underbought they would have underbought
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