English

Verb

to snap up ‎(third-person singular simple present snaps up, present participle snapping up, simple past and past participle snapped up)

1. (transitive) To buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.

   When I saw the penny black missing from my collection in the shop window, I just went in and snapped it up.

See also

• snap it up