buy out

buy someone or something out

to purchase full ownership of something from someone or a group. We liked the company, so we borrowed a lot of money and bought it out. Carl bought out the owners of the company.

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buy something out

to buy all that is available of a particular item. The kids came in and bought all our bubble gum out. They bought out the bubble gum in a single hour.

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buy out

Purchase the entire stock, business rights, or interests of a concern. For example, A rival store owner offered to buy out my grandfather, but he refused, [Late 1200s]

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buy out

1. To purchase someone's share of stock, business rights, or interests: I bought my partner out, and now I am the sole owner of the company.

2. To purchase something entirely or completely: The investor bought out the company. The larger company intends to buy the smaller one out.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Davor	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Snow	[snəu]
Ajeet	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Myrddin	-	Welsh Mythology
Donata	do-NAH-tah (Italian)	Italian, Late Roman
Wenzel	-	German