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

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