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Definition buy off in British English

buy off phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
Example

Efforts to buy her off have failed.

2

to pay someone to stop threatening you or blackmailing you

Synonyms and related words
be on the take blackmail bribe
Definition buy off in British English