buy-out
buy-out is the alternative spelling of buyout.
Meaning of buyout
Noun
buyout (plural buyouts)
- 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 Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and...2025 February 4, Katie Bo Lillis and Kaitlan Collins, “CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce”, in CNN
- The use of grant monies to pay for another person to perform the usual duties, especially teaching duties, of someone engaged on the funded project.
Forms of buy-out
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Origin of buy-out
Deverbal from buy out.
Phrases with buy-out
Questions about buy-out
- What is buy-out the alternative spelling of?
- Buy-out is the alternative spelling of buyout.
Words near buy-out in the dictionary
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