Buyout

/ˈbaɪaʊt/

noun

When a person or a company buys all the shares that another person or company owns in a business to take full control of it.

The minority shareholders are fearing a possible buyout.

Financial

Definition 1 of 3

Pro Tip 1/3

Understanding 'buyout' here involves knowing strategies for company control.

The CEO planned a buyout to remove interference from other shareholders.

Pro Tip 2/3

A buyout often indicates a power move in the finance world to consolidate ownership.

Big corporations may attempt a buyout of smaller startups to expand their market.

Pro Tip 3/3

'Buyout' can be hostile (unwanted) or friendly (agreed upon); context indicates which.

There's buzz about a hostile buyout of the family business by a competitor.

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