BUYOUT

buyout

(noun) acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

buyout (plural buyouts)

(finance) 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.

Anagrams

• outbuy

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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