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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David O'Brien, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Norfolk Southern, the railroad company with the most famous derailment of this century near a small Ohio town, has agreed to an $85 billion buyout.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Under the agreement, Lachlan is buying out the stakes of three of Rupert Murdoch’s other children — James Murdoch, Prudence MacLeod and Elisabeth Murdoch — who had challenged their father’s ability to restructure his heirs’ oversight of both corporations.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Braves hold a $7 million club option on Johnson for 2026 that has a modest $250,000 buyout.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Norfolk Southern, the railroad company with the most famous derailment of this century near a small Ohio town, has agreed to an $85 billion buyout.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
People in Port Blair, the regional capital, are getting into the act and buying out land from locals on Great Nicobar.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Under the agreement, Lachlan is buying out the stakes of three of Rupert Murdoch’s other children — James Murdoch, Prudence MacLeod and Elisabeth Murdoch — who had challenged their father’s ability to restructure his heirs’ oversight of both corporations.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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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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