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buyout
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun buyout has 1 sense
- buyout(n = noun.act) Array - acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock; Array is a kind of acquisition
has particulars: leveraged buyout, strategic buyout, takeover
Derived form verb buy out1
CIDE DICTIONARY
buyout, n.
the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock. [WordNet 1.5]
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