C1nounbusinessmoney
US/ˈbaɪ.aʊt/
UK/ˈbaɪ.aʊt/
the purchase of a company, or most of its shares, by a person or group
In context
The founders agreed to a management buyout after years of falling profits.
The buyout cost the investment firm nearly two billion dollars.
Workers feared job losses after the leveraged buyout was announced.
Words that go with buyout
noun + noun
- management buyoutThe management buyout saved the firm from closing.
- buyout offerShareholders rejected the buyout offer as too low.
adjective + noun
- leveraged buyoutA leveraged buyout relies on borrowed money.
verb + noun
- announce a buyoutThe bank announced a buyout of its smaller rival.
- complete a buyoutThey hope to complete the buyout by June.
noun + preposition
- buyout ofThe buyout of the airline surprised investors.