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

In addition to layoffs, about 75,000 federal employees accepted buyouts and left their positions before the cuts began. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025

After being traded from the Los Angeles Clippers at the deadline, Tucker officially agreed on a buyout with the Toronto Raptors to join the open market. —Evan Sidery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Verb

In November, a unit of Hotel Properties bought out the rest of Concorde Hotel in Singapore’s main shopping strip. —Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025

Berkshire bought out the remaining 8% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy from Walter Scott’s family, now owning 100% of the utility unit. —Yun Li, CNBC, 21 Feb. 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)