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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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Nick McKay of investment banking platform Freedom Capital Markets believes the buyout could improve the long-term quality of EA’s games.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Campbell was bought out in June 2024.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
His contract runs through 2031 and his buyout was $56 million entering the season.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Nick McKay of investment banking platform Freedom Capital Markets believes the buyout could improve the long-term quality of EA’s games.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Following the pop icon's death in 2009, Jackson's shares went to his estate, which Sony bought out in 2016.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Campbell was bought out in June 2024.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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