Engrossing Definition: The buying of products in bulk and the individual re-sale at profit. Related Terms: Badgering, Price Fixing, Forestalling, Regrating Law professor and author Richard Gosse wrote: "Engrossing was the purchasing of large quantities of any commodity in order to sell it at a higher price." His peer at the University of Toronto, Michael Trebilcock defined engrossing as; "... cornering local supplies of a commodity." Engrossing was an offence under ancient common law but long since rendered perfectly legal except to the extent that such conduct may constitute price-fixing. REFERENCES: Gosse, Richard, The Law of Competition in Canada (Toronto: Carswell Company, 1962), page 15. Trebilcock, M., The Common Law of Restraint of Trade (Toronto: Carswell, 1986), page 13. Categories & Topics: Ancient Common Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!