buyout C1 Topic:Business & Commerce Also spelled buy-out and buy-outs US /ˈbaɪˌaʊt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the purchase of a business, or enough of its shares to control it The managers arranged a buyout so they could run the company themselves. 2 noun an arrangement in which a research grant pays someone else to cover a researcher's usual duties The grant included a teaching buyout that gave her time to finish the research. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the purchase of a business,... acquisitiontakeover 2 noun · an arrangement in which a... release from duties Word family Forms buyouts Derived forms buyouts Related forms buy outmergertakeover Etymology A noun formed from the phrasal verb buy out. Topics Business & Commerce External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # buyout **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaɪˌaʊt/ ## Meanings 1. the purchase of a business, or enough of its shares to control it 2. an arrangement in which a research grant pays someone else to cover a researcher's usual duties ## Examples - The managers arranged a buyout so they could run the company themselves. - The grant included a teaching buyout that gave her time to finish the research. ## Synonyms - acquisition - takeover ## Derived Forms - buyouts ## Related Forms - buy out - merger - takeover ## Etymology A noun formed from the phrasal verb buy out. ## Topics - Business & Commerce markdown