Buyout

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The purchase of the entire holdings or interests of an owner or investor.
  • n. The purchase of a company or business: "If the workers do approve the buyout, their company will become the nation's largest employee-owned enterprise” ( Harry Anderson).
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  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    acquisition   
    Cross Reference
    sellout    takeover    merger   
    Hyponym
    leveraged buyout    takeover    strategic buyout   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    takeover   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    tryout   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    buyouts    buy-out    takeover    merger    financings    all-cash    leveraged    consolidations    restructure    divestitures   
     
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