Buyout

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  • noun. The purchase of the entire holdings or interests of an owner or investor.
  • noun. The purchase of a company or business.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock.
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  • noun. The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.
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  • noun. acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
  • Word Usage
    "These owners are either estatic over their good fortune or fearing that the details of the buyout is about to bring them down too."
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    merger  sellout  takeover  
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    tryout  
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    takeover