buyout

1 of 2

noun

buy·​out ˈbī-ˌau̇t 

1

: an act or instance of buying out

2

: a financial incentive offered to an employee in exchange for an early retirement or voluntary resignation

buy out

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verb

bought out; buying out; buys out

transitive verb

1

: to purchase the share or interest of

2

: to purchase the entire stock-in-trade and the goodwill of (a business)

Examples of buyout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

According to PitchBook data, banks’ share of buyout financings above $1 billion fell to just 39% in 2023, down from about 80% in the five years prior. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026

Counsel for the logistics provider estimated that more than 3,000 employees eligible for the DCP were likely to take the buyout. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026

Verb

Many of those customers have offered to buy out capacity or asked firms to ramp production, the businesses said. —Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026

Days after locking up center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong with six-year extension through the 2032 season that bought out his first two years of free agency, the Cubs have another piece of their core for the coming years. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing buyout

• leveraged buyout

Rhymes for buyout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout
• dugout

Legal Definition

buyout

1 of 2 noun

buy·​out ˈbī-ˌau̇t 

: an act or instance of buying out

buy out

2 of 2 transitive verb

1

: to purchase the share or interest of

2

: to purchase the entire tangible and intangible assets of (a business)