buy off on

English

Verb

buy off on (third-person singular simple present buys off on, present participle buying off on, simple past and past participle bought off on)

1. (transitive) To consent to.
   • 1981 December 4, “Governors Plead For Aid”, in Bangor Daily News, Bangor ME:

     You've got to understand this is what Stockman is proposing. The president hasn't bought off on it yet.

   • 1988 August 23, “Insurance Plan Gains Local Official's Praise”, in Lawrence Journal-World:

     "I feel very, very encouraged about the plan," she said. "It seems to me that it will be a question of the legislature buying off on the cost of it."

   • 2003 December 18, “Toll on fast lanes takes a step ahead”, in The News Tribune, Tacoma WA:

     Now they have to get the Legislature to buy off on the project and find $14 million to pay for its start-up costs.

   • 2010 July 15, “From Disaster to Catastrophe -- What's Obama's Endgame In the Gulf”, in Fox News:

     Branches have now been established in the parishes for quick assessments and response, but it took weeks to get the Coast Guard to buy off on the idea.