Why is "buy" followed by "on" in this sentence?
"These are designed to be the same price as a textbook; they're designed to be cheap enough that a child can buy on with their pocket money."

This sentence is from CNN news, It seems there is no entry for "buy on" in dictionaries, only "buy sth.", why not "buy with pocket money" in the sentence?I missed "their" in the last "buy with pocket money", so it's "buy with their pocket money".The news link's here: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/21/tech/innovation/raspberry-pi-computer-upton/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

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Why is "buy" followed by "on" in this sentence?
"These are designed to be the same price as a textbook; they're designed to be cheap enough that a child can buy on with their pocket money."

This sentence is from CNN news, It seems there is no entry for "buy on" in dictionaries, only "buy sth.", why not "buy with pocket money" in the sentence?I missed "their" in the last "buy with pocket money", so it's "buy with their pocket money".The news link's here: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/21/tech/innovation/raspberry-pi-computer-upton/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

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I think it's more likely to be a typo, and should be 'buy one'.

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Reading the link, it is used in the sense that children can join a group of other children that are also using the device.  This image is one of joining a group.

It is not the case ere, but it is often used where there is a subscription,  a fee that has to be paid on a regular basis.
If you subscribe to something and pay regularly, it is often said that you are buying on to it.

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