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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Ellison’s billionaire father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, in February agreed to personally guarantee the $47 billion in equity needed to buy out Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The saga kicked off in April 2025 when Jeremy Ford claimed his father was incapacitated, triggering a clause that would allow him to buy out his father’s interest in the family entities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Authors can often regain book rights from publishers once they’re out of print, or buy out the rights on underperforming titles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
My other sister spoke with someone at one of the nursing homes, who said I may be able to buy out my mom’s half based on a fair-market-value appraisal, if I act soon.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
I was gunn buy ’Zekial out first, then him and me working together could buy out my wife and daughter, but Mrs. Holton’s money change all that.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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