How to Use buyout in a Sentence

buyout

noun
  • Lee was one of the leaders in the use of leveraged buyouts, or LBOs.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The addition of Kevin Love ahead of the buyout deadline.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The statement said the MLS club met terms of a buyout clause in Guerra's contract.
    Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
  • That's what led to the buyout talks, and ultimately, Love coming to the Heat.
    Tim Reynolds, ajc, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The buyout was increased to $12 million from just $1 million for the first three seasons of the new deal.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This is a lease buyout, and not all car lease contracts have this option.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The deal was an early example of the 1980s wave of leveraged buyouts.
    James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 26 May 2023
  • Sellouts helped pay for a part of his $86-million buyout.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • On a movie like The Good German, taking a buyout would’ve worked better for me and worse for the people paying for the movie.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The firm currently has funds in buyout, growth and credit.
    Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The company took a $875 million charge in the quarter related to the cost of those buyouts.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But the Wolves are also expected to be active in the buyout market.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Reds have the choice of picking up his $20 million option or paying him a $7 million buyout.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That said, his contract includes a $5 million buyout — a steep price, even for his alma mater across the Bay.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Sometimes, guests are required to buy out the hotel for an extra day to allow for set-ups in the middle of back-to-back buyouts.
    Praachi Raniwala, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The city is still on the hook for $24 million in prior rent paid for the vacant building and the $86 million buyout — the cash value of the remaining lease term.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Love joined the Heat on Feb. 20 after receiving a buyout from the Cavaliers.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Gordon Plaza received the first buyout offer letters from the city in early April.
    Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2023
  • If fired for cause, Tucker would lose any buyout of the eight-plus years remaining on his contract.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • However, he’ll be paid a buyout of $4.5 million — half of the $9 million left on his contract.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This was supposed to be the year of the biotech comeback, when promising new medicines and high-dollar buyouts would reverse a sector-wide slump that dates back to 2021.
    Allison Deangelis and Damian Garde, STAT, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, no terms of the deal – details on team or driver options, out-clauses, buyouts, etc. – were released.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The Heat, which has an open spot on its 15-man roster, could add a guard to provide some depth at the position through free agency/the buyout market.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • He's owed what remains on his $18.5 million salary, as well as a $1 million buyout on his club option for next year.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023
  • The move comes nearly four years after KCRW reduced its staff by about 24 people through buyouts.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • However, keep in mind that an early lease buyout might have a penalty fee.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
  • The last major social media buyout was Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover in 2022.
    Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Leveraged buyouts finance more than one-third of all mergers.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Cypress, of the Miccosukee tribe, said the plan is to come back for those mineral rights next, in future phases of the buyout plan.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Telecom Italia’s board approved the sale of its broadband network to the American buyout firm on Sunday.
    Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023

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