back up the truck

verb

To take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.

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Meanings

verbback up the truck (third-person singular simple present backs up the truck, present participle backing up the truck, simple past and past participle backed up the truck)

present singular third person backs up the truck · participle present backing up the truck · participle past backed up the truck · past backed up the truck

  1. USidiomaticinformalbusinessTo take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.

    When spreads are very low and contracting, back up the truck and buy equities. When they are high and rising, it's time to hide.

    2011, David M. Smith, Hany A. Shawky, Institutional Money Management, page 82

Origin

From the idea of bringing a truck to a location to be loaded with goods.

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