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
bought out; buying out; buys out
1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire stock-in-trade and the goodwill of (a business)
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
In time, at the insistence of Houston and other schools, the latter came to include a $250,000 buyout clause in case the deal was terminated by EverWonder before the three-year term was up.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
Reports indicate that Rogers also intends to buy out the rest of Tanenbaum’s 20% stake by 2026.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Noun
As previously reported, Netflix has been experimenting with a new model and is paying talent on a handful of movies using a different backend buyout scheme that is performance-based.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
In time, at the insistence of Houston and other schools, the latter came to include a $250,000 buyout clause in case the deal was terminated by EverWonder before the three-year term was up.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Verb
In a separate, civil lawsuit concerning the same Twitter deal, the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System has sued Musk in a federal court in New York accusing him of deliberately concealing his progressive investments in Twitter and intent to buy out the company.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
Reports indicate that Rogers also intends to buy out the rest of Tanenbaum’s 20% stake by 2026.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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buyout
1 of 2 noun
buy·out
ˈbī-ˌau̇t 
: an act or instance of buying out
buy out
2 of 2 transitive verb1
: to purchase the share or interest of
2
: to purchase the entire tangible and intangible assets of (a business)
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