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

That buyout would decrease to $650,000 in 2027, $300,000 in 2028 and $100,000 in 2029. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024

Analysts are skeptical about Darden Restaurants' proposed $605 million cash buyout of Tex-Mex chain Chuy's, including the 10.3x trailing EBITDA multiple. —Richard Collings, Axios, 18 July 2024

Verb

To appease other Par shareholders, Skydance is offering to buy out all non-Redstone Class A holders – these are other holders of the voting stock and there aren’t that many. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 July 2024

His eight-year, $66 million contract was bought out by Vancouver after two seasons. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024

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

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)