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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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
One million of that was paid to Arkansas to buy out Musselman’s contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 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
“I hope I can figure out how to spend all these tickets! I’ll probably have to buy out the whole prize counter!”
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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