buyout

1 of 2

noun

buy·​out ˈbī-ˌau̇t 

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

2 of 2

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The reduction last Tuesday came after 124 employees across FSA took buyout offers from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team, according to an internal list obtained by USA TODAY. —Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025

Now, UConn took a buyout of its game at Ohio State to enter a home-and-home arrangement with BC that could extend for four years. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025

Verb

To this day, New Mexico families are being bought out by a firm responsible for toxic plumes. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025

All the while, Sauber’s estate has been suing Estey for allegedly stealing $1 million in life insurance proceeds rather than using the cash to buy out the estate’s share of the restaurants and their real estate. —Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing buyout

• leveraged buyout

Rhymes for buyout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout
• dugout

Legal Definition

buyout

1 of 2 noun

buy·​out ˈbī-ˌau̇t 

: 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)