buy out

verb

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)

noun

1. the purchase of a company, esp by its former management or staff See also leveraged buyout management buyout

Idioms and Phrases

Purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of a concern. For example, A rival store owner offered to buy out my grandfather, but he refused , [Late 1200s]

Example Sentences

There was also a one-off payment of £2.5m as a way of buying out the annual rental.

From BBC

Officials project that they’ll have enough money to buy out 20 property owners in the Portuguese Bend area, the majority of whom face increased property damage and indefinite utility shutoffs due to land movement.

From Los Angeles Times

The Jazz then bought out Westbrook, which allowed him to sign with the Nuggets over the summer.

From Los Angeles Times

Some local businessmen and politicians are widely suspected to have joined them in what has been dubbed "the mad gold rush", buying out cocoa farms and turning them into illegal mining sites.

From BBC

Grode said the decision to buy out Wanda now was a “combination of factors,” including Legendary’s “significant amount of excess liquidity in the business.”

From Los Angeles Times

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