buyout

American  

[bahy-out] / ˈbaɪˌaʊt /

noun

1. an act or instance of buying out, especially of buying all or a controlling percentage of the shares in a company.

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Etymology

Origin of buyout

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The newspaper had run several articles criticizing the ties John Thornton, the buyout firm’s chairman, has with China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Institutional investors such as pension funds are increasingly reluctant to back generalist firms, often categorized as “jambog,” which stands for “just another middle-market buyout group.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Many AI deals resemble the big buyouts private-equity firms have done for years, in which they raise a mound of debt to juice returns on their investment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Separately, 42 percent of survey respondents who experienced a buyout or layoff were people of color, though they make up about 17 percent of the journalism industry.

From Salon

Initially, the strike included workers from five unions, but, after a series of settlements and buyouts, it’s down to just members of the Newspaper Guild.

From MarketWatch