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Definition of Buy off
1. Verb. Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor.
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Generic synonyms: Bribe, Buy, Corrupt, Grease One's Palms
Definition of Buy off
1. Verb. (transitive) to pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buy Off
Literary usage of Buy off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1876)
"nearer tribes of the marauders, as the chiefs of the Hauran do to this day, paying
them an annual tax, or mail, to buy off their raids, and was surprised by ..."
2. British Reformers by John Foxe, John Bale, Miles Coverdale (1842)
"V. Father Latimer to One in prison for the profession of the gospel: giving his
judgment, whether it be lawful to buy off the cross. ..."
3. Report of the Trial of James H. Peck, Judge of the United States District by James Hawkins Peck, Arthur Joseph Stansbury, United States Congress. Senate (1833)
"... counting the number of acres of land which you have gained by this act of his,
and almost in direct terms offers to buy off his impeachment. ..."
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