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Buyout

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Noun

1. buyout

acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Buyout

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noun
the acquisition of a controlling share in a company
Last month, Metcash concluded the buyout of its South African parent Metoz.
See also management buyout

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Buyout

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noun
1. 
the act of buying out a business or an owner of a business; specif., the gaining of control of a corporation through the acquisition of shares of its stock
2. 
a compensation package offered to employees to induce them to retire early

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Buyout

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n.
1. The purchase of the entire holdings or interests of an owner or investor.
2. The purchase of a company or business: "If the workers do approve the buyout, their company will become the nation's largest employee-owned enterprise" (Harry Anderson).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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