Buy-out

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of buyout. alt-of, alternative

    "In the event, higher sale proceeds were achieved by allowing EWS Railway to acquire all but Freightliner, which was sold as a management buy-out."

Example

More examples

"An investors' group is attempting a leveraged buy-out of the firm."

Etymology

Deverbal from buy out.

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