buy out

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)

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Ayton, whose inconsistent career hit a new low in Portland, where he was bought out of his contract and criticized for a poor work ethic, smiled at what he called “the biggest stage.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Murdoch family has structured a reported $3.3-billion settlement to buy out the stakes of James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch and Prudence MacLeod.

From Los Angeles Times

The White House this year laid off or bought out nearly 5,000 Forest Service employees as part of its broader move to restructure the federal government to reduce waste and save taxpayers’ money.

From Los Angeles Times

USC can’t afford to buy out his contract, and there is minimal talk about his job security even as his program remains in search of its identity.

From Los Angeles Times

We’ve all seen when our favorite product gets bought out by some other company, and then it gets killed because they were just acquiring it for some tiny piece of it, right?

From Salon

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