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Buy off
UK
/baɪ ɒf/
US
/baɪ ɔf/
Translation buy off into russian
buy off
Verb
UK
/baɪ ɒf/
US
/baɪ ɔf/
buy off
buys off
bought off Past Simple / Past Participle
buying off Gerund
He tried to buy off the witness to change their testimony.
Он пытался подкупать свидетеля, чтобы изменить их показания.
Additional translations
откупиться
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Definitions
buy off
Verb
UK
/baɪ ɒf/
US
/baɪ ɔf/
To bribe someone to gain their favor or to prevent them from acting against one's interests.
The company tried to buy off the inspector to avoid a hefty fine.
Idioms and phrases
buy (someone) off
The politician tried to buy the journalist off to prevent the story from being published.
подкупить (кого-то)
Политик попытался подкупить журналиста, чтобы предотвратить публикацию истории.