plural buy-ins
: acceptance of and willingness to actively support and participate in something (such as a proposed new plan or policy)
Without buy-in from his troops, Gruden's just another tuned-out coach.—
Tim Keown
Tim KeownProbably the biggest challenge is to increase teacher buy-in. Some worry that Khan's methods are too untested. Others are more blunt, saying he wants to replace teachers with computers.—Kayla Webley
Kayla WebleyExamples of buy-in in a Sentence
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Name an aspect of program-building — assembling a staff, getting buy-in from players, recruiting, engaging fans, soliciting name, image and likeness dollars — and UCLA’s new coach has nailed it in his first months on the job.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
To gain that parent buy-in, Sacramento Act created a working group of about a dozen mothers.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
The tournament variety is nothing to be scoffed at, either, with plenty of Knockout, Sit & Go, and Windfall tournaments with buy-ins ranging from just a few bucks up to the $500+ price tags on some of the bigger GTD tournaments.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
But final buy-in is needed from the county, which has been a driving force in the deal since 2022.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
The tribes lobbying against the project say Coquille leaders are claiming illegitimate ancestral ties to Medford as a way of sidestepping the more customary — and arduous — process of getting buy-in from the governor, local officials and other tribes.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
And so that's something that is going to have to be solved in order for there to have full buy-in in the House.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
That’s why community buy-in is so important, even just several months into the pilot.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Once buy-in has been established, make high-quality data your goal.
—Kevin Campbell, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
To gain that parent buy-in, Sacramento Act created a working group of about a dozen mothers.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
The tournament variety is nothing to be scoffed at, either, with plenty of Knockout, Sit & Go, and Windfall tournaments with buy-ins ranging from just a few bucks up to the $500+ price tags on some of the bigger GTD tournaments.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
But final buy-in is needed from the county, which has been a driving force in the deal since 2022.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
The tribes lobbying against the project say Coquille leaders are claiming illegitimate ancestral ties to Medford as a way of sidestepping the more customary — and arduous — process of getting buy-in from the governor, local officials and other tribes.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
And so that's something that is going to have to be solved in order for there to have full buy-in in the House.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
That’s why community buy-in is so important, even just several months into the pilot.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Once buy-in has been established, make high-quality data your goal.
—Kevin Campbell, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Buy-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy-in. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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