1. past tense and past participle of outbuy; to buy more than or buy something away from someone else by offering a higher price
Usage: past tense form

Examples

• The collector outbought his rival at the auction.
• She outbought the other bidders for the antique vase.
• The company outbought its competitors for the prime real estate.
• He was outbought by someone willing to pay twice the asking price.
• The museum outbought private collectors to acquire the rare manuscript.
• They outbought us for the vintage car we wanted.