Definition of Buyout

1. Noun. Acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock.

Generic synonyms: Acquisition
Specialized synonyms: Leveraged Buyout, Strategic Buyout, Takeover
Derivative terms: Buy Out

Definition of Buyout

1. Noun. (finance) The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Buyout

1. the purchase of a business [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buyout

buyer's remorse
buyers
buyers' club
buyers' market
buyers' markets
buyeth
buying
buying guide
buying off
buying power
buying time
buying up
buyo cheek cancer
buyoff
buyoffs
buyout (current term)
buyout bid
buyouts
buys
buys off
buys time
buys up
buzkashi
buzuki
buzukia
buzukis
buzz
buzz-bomb
buzz-bombed
buzz-bombing

Literary usage of Buyout

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Review the Impact of the Proposed Tobacco Settlement on Producers: Hearing edited by Thomas W. Ewing (1999)
"On another subject, I'd like to—along the buyout lines of discussion—one of the things that I heard—not very often during my grower meetings—but one or two ..."

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