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

These are total buyouts of every hotel, the Saguaro, Riviera and Renaissance. —Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

And the perfect coach for the first contract to usher in smaller buyouts just happens to be looking for a job: Jimbo Fisher. —Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025

Verb

Imagine bought out the remaining interest in January 2023, the same month that Hernandez and Burns exited. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025

The new deal buys out Anthony’s arbitration years as well as three years of free agency, at an average annual value of $16.25 million. —Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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)