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
bought out; buying out; buys out
1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire stock-in-trade and the goodwill of (a business)
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Denver pursued Middleton pretty aggressively before the buyout market deadline earlier this year.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Toward the end of the season, Deborah’s grand MSG show is thwarted by her nemesis Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn) who bought out all the tickets to the show, leaving her with an empty stadium.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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Noun
At the same time, companies that go through leveraged buyouts are ten times more likely to enter bankruptcy than peers that haven’t been taken private.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Denver pursued Middleton pretty aggressively before the buyout market deadline earlier this year.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Verb
In February, the company fully acquired Mattel163 mobile game studio after buying out a stake held by Chinese tech firm NetEase.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Toward the end of the season, Deborah’s grand MSG show is thwarted by her nemesis Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn) who bought out all the tickets to the show, leaving her with an empty stadium.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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buyout
1 of 2 noun
buy·out
ˈbī-ˌau̇t 
: an act or instance of buying out
buy out
2 of 2 transitive verb1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire tangible and intangible assets of (a business)
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