buy out
Britishverb
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to purchase the ownership, controlling interest, shares, etc, of (a company, etc)
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to gain the release of (a person) from the armed forces by payment of money
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to pay (a person) once and for all to give up (property, interest, etc)
noun
Example Sentences
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A revealing anecdote from the early pages of the book: Tana turned away Barbara Sinatra’s offer to buy out the restaurant for a night for Frank Sinatra’s birthday at $25,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Dream Finders Homes DFH 1.16%increase; up pointing triangle has submitted its highest bid yet to buy out Beazer Homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Should I try to buy out my brother by taking out a loan?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Then she mounts a free show in Central Park, something he can’t buy out from under her, that breaks attendance records.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Sneaking it out bucket by bucket until he had enough to buy out his indenture and burn off his work tattoos.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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