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The meaning of "buy-off"



 
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The meaning of "buy-off" Fri Apr 27, 2007 18:25 pm  The meaning of "buy-off"
 

Hello,

Please help me to understand the following sentence:

Who will buy-off the productive maintenance?

Thank you in advance,

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The meaning of "buy-off" Fri Apr 27, 2007 18:32 pm  The meaning of "buy-off"
 

Usually the term "buy off" means that you use money to make a problem go away -- almost like a bribe. In business and at the work place, I've seen this term being used to simply mean to approve, to give the OK.
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The meaning of "buy-off" Fri Apr 27, 2007 18:37 pm  The meaning of "buy-off"
 

Oh, thanks! I had to read the Japanese version given to me to understand it. I didn't know people use the term at the work place.Well now I do!

Thanks!

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