buy the rumor

verb

To purchase an asset based on positive speculation or unconfirmed reports, anticipating a price rise before the positive development leading to it is confirmed by official news.

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Meanings

verbbuy the rumor (third-person singular simple present buys the rumor, present participle buying the rumor, simple past and past participle bought the rumor)

present singular third person buys the rumor · participle present buying the rumor · participle past bought the rumor · past bought the rumor · alternative buy the rumour

  1. idiomaticbusinessTo purchase an asset based on positive speculation or unconfirmed reports, anticipating a price rise before the positive development leading to it is confirmed by official news.
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APA

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MLA

“buy the rumor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20the%20rumor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy the rumor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20the%20rumor.

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