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."