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buy out

verb

to purchase the ownership, controlling interest, shares, etc, of (a company, etc)
to gain the release of (a person) from the armed forces by payment of money
to pay (a person) once and for all to give up (property, interest, etc)

noun

the purchase of a company, esp by its former management or staff See also leveraged buyout management buyout

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Idioms and Phrases

Purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of a concern. For example, A rival store owner offered to buy out my grandfather, but he refused , [Late 1200s]

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"They decided that competition was too hard and it would be easier to buy out their rivals than to compete with them," said FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson in his opening statement at Monday's trial.

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The arrangement also provides $4.5 billion to buy out shareholders eager to exit.

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In that time, his administration has fired, laid off, or otherwise forced or bought out tens of thousands of federal government employees.

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Eventually, the Nature Conservancy, which was not a party to the suit, agreed to raise money to try to buy out the dairies and ranching operations.

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London Irish Rugby Club have been bought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula 1 team owner and businessman Eddie Jordan.

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