underbuy

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: underbought
Gerund: underbuying

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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