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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Zuckerberg first snapped up 700 acres of land at $100 million near the town of Kilauea in 2014.
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India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
Some have also incorrectly assumed that since Gainax went bankrupt last year, Anno is moving into Production I.G to snap up more anime rights.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Despite longstanding affordability issues and growing uncertainty, foreign buyers have flocked back to the U.S. housing market over the last year, snapping up $56 billion worth of American homes between April 2024 and March 2025, new figures show.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
June came in hot — literally and figuratively — with our readers wasting no time snapping up warm-weather staples as summer hit its stride.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
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India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
Some have also incorrectly assumed that since Gainax went bankrupt last year, Anno is moving into Production I.G to snap up more anime rights.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Despite longstanding affordability issues and growing uncertainty, foreign buyers have flocked back to the U.S. housing market over the last year, snapping up $56 billion worth of American homes between April 2024 and March 2025, new figures show.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
June came in hot — literally and figuratively — with our readers wasting no time snapping up warm-weather staples as summer hit its stride.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
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“Snap up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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