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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Tomer Niv, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Microsoft had to compromise in its buyout of Activision Blizzard to get past regulators, which included bringing games from the publisher and ones from the Xbox PC game library to Nvidia’s service.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Two years ago, holdings of the estate valued at more than $150 million were split between a group representing some of the half-siblings and another group identified with Primary Wave publishing; Primary Wave had bought out Tyka Nelson’s interests some years earlier.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This approach signals a cautious, indirect commitment, focusing on strategic partnerships and venture investments over full buyouts.
—Tomer Niv, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Microsoft had to compromise in its buyout of Activision Blizzard to get past regulators, which included bringing games from the publisher and ones from the Xbox PC game library to Nvidia’s service.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
In 2016, a company called Red Rock Resorts bought out the Palms yet again for $312.5 million.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Two years ago, holdings of the estate valued at more than $150 million were split between a group representing some of the half-siblings and another group identified with Primary Wave publishing; Primary Wave had bought out Tyka Nelson’s interests some years earlier.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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