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buy off on en · VERB

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1. (transitive) To consent to.
   • Branches have now been established in the parishes for quick assessments and response, but it took weeks to get the Coast Guard to buy off on the idea. 2010 July 15, “From Disaster to Catastrophe -- What's Obama's Endgame In the Gulf”, in Fox News:
   • Now they have to get the Legislature to buy off on the project and find $14 million to pay for its start-up costs. 2003 December 18, “Toll on fast lanes takes a step ahead”, in The News Tribune, Tacoma WA:
   • "I feel very, very encouraged about the plan," she said. "It seems to me that it will be a question of the legislature buying off on the cost of it." 1988 August 23, “Insurance Plan Gains Local Official's Praise”, in Lawrence Journal-World:
   • You've got to understand this is what Stockman is proposing. The president hasn't bought off on it yet. 1981 December 4, “Governors Plead For Aid”, in Bangor Daily News, Bangor ME:

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