buyout

Meanings

Plural: buyouts

Noun

• acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
• 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 use of grant monies to pay for another person to perform the usual duties, especially teaching duties, of someone engaged on the funded project.

Related Words

buy out, merger, sellout, takeover