How to Pronounce "buy your way in"
expression
BYE-yor-way-IN
BYE-yaw-way-IN
Definition
To gain entry, acceptance, or membership somewhere by paying money instead of earning it through effort or merit.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈweɪ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn
British English
bˈaɪ/ /jˈɔː/ /wˈeɪ/ /ˈɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BYE-yor-way-IN
UK
BYE-yaw-way-IN
Listen in Context
She tried to buy her way in to the club by making a big donation.
You can't just buy your way in to the best universities.
Many people think he bought his way in to politics.
There's no way you're going to buy your way in to that secret society—it's all about family connections.