Buy out
/baɪ ˈaʊt/B2
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1. To purchase the entire stock or share of a company, aiming to control or own it entirely.
- The larger corporation decided to buy out its competitor to expand its market share.
- The investors planned to buy out the partner who wanted to leave the business.
2. To pay someone to leave a position of employment, ownership, or partnership, often to gain full control.
- After years of partnership, she was bought out by her colleagues, who wanted to take the company in a new direction.
- He was bought out of his share in the restaurant so the rest of the partners could renovate the space.
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