buy out

British  

verb

1. to purchase the ownership, controlling interest, shares, etc, of (a company, etc)

2. to gain the release of (a person) from the armed forces by payment of money

3. to pay (a person) once and for all to give up (property, interest, etc)

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noun

1. the purchase of a company, esp by its former management or staff See also leveraged buyout management buyout

buy out Idioms  

1. Purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of a concern. For example, A rival store owner offered to buy out my grandfather, but he refused, [Late 1200s]

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Example Sentences

Some existing shareholders of the startup didn’t expect the company to be bought out so quickly, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thousands of jobs are set to be saved after part of energy services firm Petrofac was bought out of administration.

From BBC

A portion of the Beaverton, Ore., company’s assets will be bought out by existing investors and run as a separate company, Kimber said.

From The Wall Street Journal

That also meant, in some cases, buying out their game contract with that school.

From Los Angeles Times

However, he ended up in a power struggle with the founders and was eventually bought out.

From The Wall Street Journal

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