Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buycott

/ˈbaɪkɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buy-cott
IPA: /ˈbaɪkɒt/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

verb

To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world."

Etymology

Blend of buy + boycott.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

buycotts (plural) buycotts (present, singular) buycotting (participle, present) buycotted (participle, past) buycotted (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce buycott?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪkɒt/.
What does buycott mean?: 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.
Where does buycott come from?: Blend of buy + boycott.

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