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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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
During the pandemic, airlines initially used layoffs, furloughs, and buyouts to reduce staff – and then had a difficult time hiring when travel bounced back.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
In the streaming era, the syndication sales that previously made a lot of money for actors, writers, directors and producers slowed to a trickle as platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video bought out all rights to their original content commissions for 10 years or more.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 May 2024
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Noun
Wright began the season with the Washington Wizards, but signed with the Heat during the mid-February All-Star break after agreeing to a buyout.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
During the pandemic, airlines initially used layoffs, furloughs, and buyouts to reduce staff – and then had a difficult time hiring when travel bounced back.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Verb
Costa began by buying out two Puerto Rican manufacturers and distributors and rerouting the drugs to different states, including Florida and North Carolina, according to the indictment.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
In the streaming era, the syndication sales that previously made a lot of money for actors, writers, directors and producers slowed to a trickle as platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video bought out all rights to their original content commissions for 10 years or more.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 May 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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