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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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
Notice more subtly that they don’t use the weight of their star power and offer to buy out “60 Minutes” or CBS News.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
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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