buy out


Definition: Meaning of, buy out in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʌɪ aʊt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
buy out bought out bought out
Present Participle Third Person Singular
buying out buys out
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  1. business to pay money to your business partner so that you can control all of a business you previously owned together
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  2. buy someone out British English to pay money so that someone can leave an organization, especially the armed forces, before the time that they had originally agreed
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  3. buy out someone’s contract American English to pay a person or organization the rest of an amount of money that has been promised in a contract so that someone can leave or be forced to leave their job early
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