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
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Of the big three, Modern is the only to have refused corporate buyouts and franchise expansions, preserving a classic mom-and-pop feel.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Without new buyouts to bring fresh software loans into the market, the existing pile shrinks as borrowers repay.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Meanwhile, those same institutions hand out coaching contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, employ armies of analysts and support staff, build lavish facilities and pay enormous buyouts to coaches who fail.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
The bolt-on deal trend According to PitchBook data, the vast majority of capital allocation is currently concentrated in strategic acquisitions and corporate add-ons rather than leveraged buyouts, with drug discovery dominating the deal flow.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 June 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Without new buyouts to bring fresh software loans into the market, the existing pile shrinks as borrowers repay.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Meanwhile, those same institutions hand out coaching contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, employ armies of analysts and support staff, build lavish facilities and pay enormous buyouts to coaches who fail.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
The bolt-on deal trend According to PitchBook data, the vast majority of capital allocation is currently concentrated in strategic acquisitions and corporate add-ons rather than leveraged buyouts, with drug discovery dominating the deal flow.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 4 June 2026
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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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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