Buycott
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbaɪkɒt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buycott is a noun meaning (transitive) To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.
Meaning
(transitive) To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.
More Meanings
- The opposite of a boycott: deliberately purchasing a company's or a country's products in support of their policies, or to counter a boycott.
Example Sentences
Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world.
And, in addition to the boycott, double your power via the "buycott" by giving your cash to firms and services that are notably behaving themselves.
Within days, conservative celebrities and politicians called for a boycott of the brand. These calls were then followed by calls for a reverse boycott, or buycott, encouraging people to buy Bud Light to show support for the marketing.
Word Forms
- buycotts
- buycotting
- buycotted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterpurchase, buy-back, counteradvertising, buy-out, offset, buyback.
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