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
bought out; buying out; buys out
1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire stock-in-trade and the goodwill of (a business)
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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
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
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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
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buyout
1 of 2 noun
buy·out
ˈbī-ˌau̇t 
: an act or instance of buying out
buy out
2 of 2 transitive verb1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire tangible and intangible assets of (a business)
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