buyout

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noun

buy·​out ˈbī-ˌau̇t How to pronounce buyout (audio)
1
: an act or instance of buying out
2
: a financial incentive offered to an employee in exchange for an early retirement or voluntary resignation

buy out

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verb

bought out; buying out; buys out

transitive verb

1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire stock-in-trade and the goodwill of (a business)

Examples of buyout in a Sentence

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Noun
Franchise Group, the company at the heart of a troubled management buyout that has devastated the stock of B. Riley Financial, has filed for bankruptcy — but plans to keep open most of its retail brands, including Vitamin Shoppe. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 The firm spent its first few years expanding the group’s personal beer empire (with brands such as Brahma and Interbrew) and engineering the buyout of Anheuser-Busch that formed AB InBev, the largest brewer in the world. Hank Tucker, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
In 2016, a company called Red Rock Resorts bought out the Palms yet again for $312.5 million. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 Two years ago, holdings of the estate valued at more than $150 million were split between a group representing some of the half-siblings and another group identified with Primary Wave publishing; Primary Wave had bought out Tyka Nelson’s interests some years earlier. Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buyout 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of buyout was in 1598

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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

buyout

1 of 2 noun
buy·​out ˈbī-ˌau̇t How to pronounce buyout (audio)
: an act or instance of buying out

buy out

2 of 2 transitive verb
1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire tangible and intangible assets of (a business)

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