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

The exec carried out a management buyout from ICM in 2002, and a few years later rebranded as Independent Talent Group. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025

In addition to coaches’ salaries, Alabama was also on the hook for a roughly $12 million buyout to cover DeBoer’s departure from the Washington Huskies. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Verb

Later Cobb and his brother-in-law, Jack Lyon, bought out the others and turned the Idaho Statesman into a major newspaper. —Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025

Such was the case with Laura Ashley, which the company bought out of administration in 2020 and boosted it to $750 million in annual retail revenues before selling it to Marquee Brands a year ago. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 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)