buy sth out — UK US buy sth/sb out Phrasal Verb with buy({{}}/baɪ/ verb (bought, bought) ► FINANCE to buy a part of a company or building from someone else so that you own all of it: »The bank announced that it wanted to buy out the publicly owned shares of… … Financial and business terms
buy oneself out — obtain one s release from the armed services by payment. → buy … English new terms dictionary
buy someone out — pay someone to give up an ownership, interest, or share. → buy … English new terms dictionary
buy someone out — verb a) To purchase someones property (particularly real estate) or someones share of a property, partnership, company, etc. b) To close someones contract by paying him or her a sum … Wiktionary
buy oneself out — Purchase one s discharge from the armed forces … A concise dictionary of English slang
buy somebody out — … Useful english dictionary
buy out — ► buy out 1) pay (someone) to give up an interest or share in something. 2) (buy oneself out) obtain one s release from the armed services by payment. Main Entry: ↑buy … English terms dictionary
buy out — buy a business and all the inventory We knew his business was in debt, so we offered to buy him out … English idioms
buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buy — buy1 W1S1 [baı] v past tense and past participle bought [bo:t US bo:t] [: Old English; Origin: bycgan] 1.) a) [I and T] to get something by paying money for it ≠ ↑sell ▪ Where did you buy that dress? ▪ Ricky showed her the painting he d bought… … Dictionary of contemporary English
