buy out
Take full ownership
To buy out is to purchase someone's share or stake in something, removing them from ownership: Her partners bought her out when she wanted to retire.
A buyout is such a transaction—often involving all shares of a company: The private equity firm completed a leveraged buyout.
To buy out can also mean to pay someone to abandon a contract or obligation.
- acquireGain possession of
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- private equityCapital for unlisted companies
- golden parachuteLucrative exit agreement
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