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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: buy out vb (tr, adverb)- to purchase the ownership, controlling interest, shares, etc, of (a company, etc)
- to gain the release of (a person) from the armed forces by payment of money
- to pay (a person) once and for all to give up (property, interest, etc)
n buyout - the purchase of a company, esp by its former management or staff
See also leveraged buyout, management buyout
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024buy /baɪ/USA pronunciation v., bought/bɔt/USA pronunciation buy•ing, n. v. - to get possession of (something), esp. by paying money;
purchase: [~ + object]She bought a new computer.[~ + object + object]She bought him a new computer.[~ + object + for + a noun showing an amount]She bought the computer for only $499.[no object]He buys at low prices. - to obtain by exchange or sacrifice: [~ + object]to buy favor with flattery; Victory can only be bought with bloodshed.[~ + object + object][Buy me some happiness.]
- to bribe:[~ + object]The senator claimed he couldn't be bought.
- [~ + object* not: be + ~-ing] to equal (some amount of) purchasing power: A dollar doesn't buy much these days.
- Informal Terms[~ + object] Informal. to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation.
- Business buy into, [~ + into + object] to purchase a share in:He bought into the syndicate deal for the construction of new downtown housing.
- buy off, to get rid of (a claim, etc.) by payment;
to bribe: [~ + object + off]See if you can buy him off.[~ + off + object]Buy off as many politicians as you can. - Business buy out,
- [~ + out + object] to purchase (shares in a company) so as to gain control of:He bought out the company and tried to resell it.
- to purchase all the business shares belonging to (another): [~ + object + out]When the businessman retired, his partner bought him out.[~ + out + object]They bought out all the other partners.
- buy up, to buy as much of (something) as is available: [~ + up + object]bought up all the oil on the market.[~ + object + up]They tried to buy it all up.
n. [countable] - a bargain:The couch and the stereo are good buys.
Idioms- Idioms, Slang Terms buy time, [Informal.]to put off some action or decision: [no object][tried to buy time by making conversation while he tried to remember her name.][buy + object + time][Buy me some time while I figure out what to say.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024buy (bī),USA pronunciation v., bought, buy•ing, n. v.t. - to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money;
purchase. - to acquire by exchange or concession:to buy favor with flattery.
- to hire or obtain the services of:The Yankees bought a new center fielder.
- to bribe:Most public officials cannot be bought.
- to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of:Ten dollars buys less than it used to.
- [Chiefly Theol.]to redeem;
ransom. - Games[Cards.]to draw or be dealt (a card):He bought an ace.
- Informal Terms
- to accept or believe:I don't buy that explanation.
- to be deceived by:He bought the whole story.
v.i. - to be or become a purchaser.
- Banking, Business buy down, to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down.
- Business buy in:
- to buy a supply of;
accumulate a stock of. - to buy back one's own possession at an auction.
- to undertake a buy-in. Also, buy into.
- Business buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in:They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted.
- buy it, [Slang.]to get killed:He bought it at Dunkirk.
- buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment;
purchase the noninterference of; bribe:The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him. - Business buy out, to secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise:She bought out an established pharmacist and is doing very well.
- buy up, to buy as much as one can of something or as much as is offered for sale:He bought up the last of the strawberries at the fruit market.
n. - an act or instance of buying.
- something bought or to be bought;
purchase:That coat was a sensible buy. - a bargain:The couch was a real buy.
- bef. 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent
buy′a•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Buy, purchase imply obtaining or acquiring property or goods for a price. Buy is the common and informal word, applying to any such transaction:to buy a house, vegetables at the market.Purchase is more formal and may connote buying on a larger scale, in a finer store, and the like:to purchase a year's supplies.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sell.
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