buyout n 1: acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
buyout \buy"out\ n. (Business, Finance) the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock. Syn: takeover. [WordNet 1.5] buy out
buy out \buy out\, buy-out \buy-out\v. to take over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies. Syn: take over, buy up. [WordNet 1.5]