Definition of Buy out

1. Verb. Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies. "The men buy out the chairs"

Exact synonyms: Buy Up, Take Over
Generic synonyms: Buy, Purchase
Derivative terms: Buyout, Takeover

Definition of Buy out

1. Verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) to purchase the entire stock or extent of something ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) to purchase the ownership of a company ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buy Out

buy-downs
buy-in
buy-ins
buy-out
buy-outs
buy-to-let
buy at
buy back
buy cotton
buy food
buy in
buy into
buy it
buy off
buy off on
buy out (current term)
buy someone out
buy straw hats in winter
buy the farm
buy time
buy to let
buy up
buyable
buyables
buyback
buybacks
buycott
buycotted
buycotting
buycotts

Literary usage of Buy out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1884)
"... entitled to buy out the landed proprietors." Now, that is exactly similar to the statement I made when speaking on this subject. Sir J. VOGEL. ..."

2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1904)
"An' once we start, we 've got to buy out every bakery in the country. ... American Pie has got to buy out the timber-belt an' the cotton-belt. ..."

3. Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax ...by OECD Staff, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, OECD, Development by OECD Staff, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, OECD, Development (2001)
"This compensation is called a "buy-out" payment. 8.35 In some cases, the results of prior CCA activity may have no value, in which case there would be no ..."

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