buy-out

A form of buyout — 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.

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Meanings

nounbuy-out (plural buy-outs)

plural buy-outs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of buyout.

    In the event, higher sale proceeds were achieved by allowing EWS Railway to acquire all but Freightliner, which was sold as a management buy-out.

    2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69

Origin

Deverbal from buy out.

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APA

buy-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-out

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“buy-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy-out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-out.

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