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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Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Presented with an uncertain future, other longtime staff members took buyouts.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Jazwares is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, which bought out prior owner Alleghany Capital in 2022.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyout. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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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