noun
An agreement in which a person or company buys enough of another company to control it.
The managers completed a buyout of the company.
Common phrases & grammar
management buyout · buyout offer
American English
How to pronounce buyouts
nounB2
BAIowts
/ˈbaɪˌaʊts/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: buyout
An agreement in which a person or company buys enough of another company to control it.
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noun
Money paid to end a contract or to persuade an employee to leave a job.
She accepted a buyout and left the company.
Common phrases & grammar
employee buyout · contract buyout