ALL meanings of buy-out
buy-out
B b - verb with object buy-out to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase. 1
- verb with object buy-out to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 1
- verb with object buy-out to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. 1
- verb with object buy-out to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. 1
- verb with object buy-out to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. 1
- verb with object buy-out Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. 1
- verb with object buy-out Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace. 1
- verb with object buy-out Informal. to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. to be deceived by: He bought the whole story. 1
- verb without object buy-out to be or become a purchaser. 1
- noun buy-out an act or instance of buying. 1
- noun buy-out something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy. 1
- noun buy-out a bargain: The couch was a real buy. 1
- idioms buy-out buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk. 1
- noun buy-out Alternative spelling of buyout. 0