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

The Heat, which is hard-capped, added Nick Richards on a nonguaranteed deal but otherwise seems to be holding onto a spot in case something needle-moving shakes free on the buyout market in the months ahead. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Nearly 140,000 workers took the buyout offer from the government. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

Finally, in 2019, Sheeran married his longtime girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, and the couple bought out the home of another neighbor, who reportedly complained about the compound’s ongoing renovations. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

People would buy out the [winning] products and the brands were fully unprepared. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 10 Sep. 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)