buyoutbuy·out /ˈbaɪaʊt/ (also buy-out) noun [countableC]FINANCE1when a person or organization buys a businessThe company has accepted a buyout offer of $44.50 a share.
→ employee buyout → leveraged buyout → management buyout2FINANCE when a person or organization buys all the shares in a company owned by a particular shareholderThe company said it was continuing to negotiate a buyout of minority stakeholders.
3HUMAN RESOURCES money given to someone to persuade them to leave a companyThe airline plans to cut its payroll by 5,000, mainly through buyouts.