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

Jordan Clarkson may have signed with the Knicks on a minimum deal last summer, but that was on the buyout market, where the rest of his $14 million salary was covered by the Utah Jazz. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Look at Chegg, which had no buyout and no leverage to pin it on. — Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Verb

Either way, the store proved so successful that Noble bought out McCullough and his son after the first season. — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

These teams then acted in cutthroat ways to buy out or otherwise dump them, however, when their play declined. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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)