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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