buyout

[ bahy-out ]

noun

1. an act or instance of buying out, especially of buying all or a controlling percentage of the shares in a company.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buyout¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“This management buyout allows us to continue executing our vision for increased market expansion and product innovation,” said OpenBet CEO Jordan Levin in a statement.

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Fortunately our time with Chip Kelly is over, but with what is reported to be an $80-million buyout, USC will be stuck with Lincoln Riley for many years to come.

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The announcement of the buyout program follows some of the first positive words in months about the landslide.

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It is unlikely that small-market clubs would agree to pay the billions it would take to buy out the big-bucks teams, even if those teams agreed to entertain a buyout offer.

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Tina Booth, the L.A. housing authority’s director of asset management, said that the agency continues to offer assistance and buyouts to the Reclaimers but that the terms of the agreement require them to leave.

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