buyout

/ˈbaɪaʊt/
noun
  1. The purchase of a company or a controlling share of its stock, often by a group of investors or by the company's management.
    • The company's management organized a buyout to take the business private.
    • The buyout was valued at over two billion dollars.
    • After the buyout, the new owners changed the company's entire strategy.
  2. An agreement in which one person buys another person's share or interest in a property or business.
    • The buyout allowed her to exit the partnership with a fair payment.
    • When his partner decided to leave, they negotiated a buyout of his share.
    • They agreed on a buyout price for the land they owned together.
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