Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buyout

/bˈaɪˌaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: buy-out
IPA: /bˈaɪˌaʊt/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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 shape it to his agenda."
"Those orders frustrated the administration’s attempt to bring a quick close to the so-called buyout offer."

Etymology

Deverbal from buy out.

Inflected Forms

buyouts (plural) buy-out (alternative)

Derived Forms

antibuyout postbuyout prebuyout

Phrases

leveraged buyout management buyout teaching buyout buy out

Frequently Paired Words

buy out merger sellout takeover

Rhymes With

tryout

Questions

How do you pronounce buyout?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈaɪˌaʊt/.
What does buyout mean?: 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.
Where does buyout come from?: Deverbal from buy out.

How to pronounce buyout

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