If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
The bank had to pay to buy out most of the 200 former partners. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
He bought his brother out for $17 million. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. See also buyout
3. phrasal verb
If you buy someone outof the armed forces or another organization, you pay a sum of money so that they can leave before the end of the period they agreed to stay for.
Carling eventually bought himself out of the army. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
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buy out in British English
verb(tr, adverb)
1.
to purchase the ownership, controlling interest, shares, etc, of (a company, etc)
2.
to gain the release of (a person) from the armed forces by payment of money
3.
to pay (a person) once and for all to give up (property, interest, etc)
nounbuyout
4.
the purchase of a company, esp by its former management or staff
See also leveraged buyout, management buyout
buy out in American English
to buy all the stock, business rights, etc. of
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buy out in Finance1
(baɪaʊt)
Word forms: (present) buys out, (past) bought out, (perfect) bought out, (progressive) buying out
verb
(Finance: Corporate)
When a company buys out another company, they purchase all of the stock of that company.
Her resignation sparked speculation that the company might be sold or bought out, sending its stock soaring.
When the two chains were bought out in 2011, their new parent redirected them into an ambitious, new expansion program.
When a company buys out another company, they purchase all of the stock of that company.
buy out in Finance2
(baɪaʊt)
Word forms: (present) buys out, (past) bought out, (perfect) bought out, (progressive) buying out
verb
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
If you buy out someone, you buy their share of a company or piece of property that you previouslyowned together.
The bank had to pay to buy out most of the 200 former partners.
He bought out his brother for $17 million to become the majority shareholder.
If you buy out someone, you buy their share of a company or piece of property that you previouslyowned together.
Examples of 'buy out' in a sentence
buy out
`So you've set up some kind of company,' she began, calmly, `to buy out Arthur Young and control the Following.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
You can buy what you like and buy out of what you don't like.
McCorquodale, Robin DANSVILLE
But the lawyers said he wants to buy out all Brian's holdings here in Australia.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG
Would you be interested at all in letting me buy out your share of the business?