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

Around 30 years into his career, a buyout offer pushed him to throw in the towel—the $271 billion contractor offered special golden handshake packages for employees from the legacy Hughes days. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Game Point additionally offers coach buyout insurance, essentially the opposite of bonus insurance if a school believes its team will have a bad season. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Finally, in 2019, Sheeran married his longtime girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, and the couple bought out the home of another neighbor, who reportedly complained about the compound’s ongoing renovations. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

People would buy out the [winning] products and the brands were fully unprepared. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 10 Sep. 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)