Buy cheap, sell dearǃ (Thomas Lodge)
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Meaning · English
Sell something at a higher price than it was bought for
Literally: purchase at low cost, sell at high cost
Examples
The investor's strategy was to buy cheap and sell dear
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Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Buy cheap, sell dearǃ (Thomas Lodge)” mean?
Sell something at a higher price than it was bought for Literally: purchase at low cost, sell at high cost
Is “Buy cheap, sell dearǃ (Thomas Lodge)” formal or informal?
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