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

At the same time, companies that go through leveraged buyouts are ten times more likely to enter bankruptcy than peers that haven’t been taken private. —Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Denver pursued Middleton pretty aggressively before the buyout market deadline earlier this year. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 May 2026

Verb

Ranadivé bought out Friedman and a handful of other minority owners in 2021. —Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026

The network technically started in Canada as an acquisition platform that bought out practices and set standards of care across them. —James Manso, Footwear News, 27 May 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)