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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Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The White House said that 77,000 workers, or around 3% of the civilian workforce, agreed to the buyout.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2016, Molson Coors bought out the brand through its craft beer division, Tenth and Blake.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Nearly the entire federal workforce was offered a buyout.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The White House said that 77,000 workers, or around 3% of the civilian workforce, agreed to the buyout.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Before our eyes, the rule of law has been bought out by the rule of billionaires.
—Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2016, Molson Coors bought out the brand through its craft beer division, Tenth and Blake.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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