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

Dozens of employees, including veteran experts, took buyouts and left. —Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Guaranteed coaching contracts and buyouts proliferated, none more eye-popping than Texas A&M, which fired Jimbo Fisher with more than $70 million remaining on his contract, which the school will pay out through 2031. —Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025

Verb

Worse yet, developers can — and do — buy out their affordable units obligation by paying a fee. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

Not long after that, Hobie Alter bought out Ole Surfboards in Seal Beach and hired Mickey to manage the shop and brand. —Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 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)