buy out

Definitions

1. 1

   to purchase the entire stock or extent of something

   • […] the present Earl had no colour or pretence of right to the estate; and yet the appellants had thought fit to buy him out, […]
   • […] and when he complained met with the reply that if he did not like his partner's methods he could either clear out or buy him out.
2. 2

   to purchase the ownership of a company

3. 3

   To close someone's contract by paying him or her a sum of money, the terms of which are…

   To close someone's contract by paying him or her a sum of money, the terms of which are often stated in the contract itself.

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   1. 4

      To gain release for (a person) from military service by payment of money.

   2. 5

      To avoid a punishment or escape a difficult situation.

      • You always manage to buy out at the last second.

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