Definition
to give someone money to prevent them from causing problems for you
賄賂；收買
He tried to buy off the witnesses with a large sum of money to prevent them from testifying.
他試圖用一大筆錢收買證人，以防止他們出庭作證。
To avoid any trouble, the company decided to buy off the local officials to secure the permits.
為了避免任何麻煩，公司決定收買當地官員以確保獲得許可。
They suspected that the lawyer was being bought off, influencing parties involved.
他們懷疑律師被收買了，影響了相關各方。