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buy out

buy out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahy out]
    • /baɪ aʊt/
    • /baɪ ˈaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy out]
    • /baɪ aʊt/

Definitions of buy out words

  • phrasal verb buy out If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together. 3
  • phrasal verb buy out If you buy someone out of the armed forces or another organization, you pay a sum of money so that they can leave before the end of the period they agreed to stay for. 3
  • verb buy out to purchase the ownership, controlling interest, shares, etc, of (a company, etc) 3
  • verb buy out to gain the release of (a person) from the armed forces by payment of money 3
  • verb buy out to pay (a person) once and for all to give up (property, interest, etc) 3
  • noun buy out the purchase of a company, esp by its former management or staff 3
See all 27 definitions of buy out

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Origin of buy out

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent

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Parts of speech for Buy out

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Buy out

buy out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for buy out

verb buy out

  • pull — pull media
  • earn — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
  • land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
  • receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
All 82 Synonyms of buy out

Antonyms for buy out

verb buy out

  • forfeit — a fine; penalty.
  • disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • release — to lease again.
All 54 Antonyms of buy out

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