snap up
phrasal verb
snapped up; snapping up; snaps up
: to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly
Shoppers came to the store to snap up bargains after the holidays.
The company is hiring. When they see your work history, they'll snap you up!
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The Chinese company also snapped up a prime location on London’s Oxford Street in July for $86 million.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
If only Klarna had offered BNPL for stock purchases — investors might have snapped up more shares.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Amazon Prime Video distributed the series in Australia, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, whilst Sony Pictures Television snapped up the international distribution rights.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The cordless blower has garnered thousands of perfect ratings and has been snapped up by more than 7,000 shoppers in the past month.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
If only Klarna had offered BNPL for stock purchases — investors might have snapped up more shares.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Amazon Prime Video distributed the series in Australia, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, whilst Sony Pictures Television snapped up the international distribution rights.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The cordless blower has garnered thousands of perfect ratings and has been snapped up by more than 7,000 shoppers in the past month.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snap up
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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