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

2 of 2

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

These are total buyouts of every hotel, the Saguaro, Riviera and Renaissance. —Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

And the perfect coach for the first contract to usher in smaller buyouts just happens to be looking for a job: Jimbo Fisher. —Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025

Verb

The joint venture helped drive global expansion until 2019 when the partners went their separate ways, with Triveni eventually buying out GE’s stake. —Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

One of the main reasons for the pay bump is that Yael Roush bought out her sister’s stake in the business earlier this year. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 July 2025

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)