buyout meaning

buyout means 'the purchase of a company's shares to gain control'.

buyout :

buyout, purchase

noun

▪ The company did a buyout of its competitor.

▪ The company did a purchase of its competitor.

▪ The buyout was successful.

▪ The purchase was successful.

paraphrasing

▪ acquisition – buyout

▪ takeover – purchase

▪ merger – combination

▪ buyup – purchase

buyout

Pronunciation

buyout [ˌbaɪˈaʊt]

The stress is on the second part 'out' and sounds like 'buy-out'.

Common phrases and grammar about buyout

buyout - Common meaning

noun
buyout, purchase

Part of Speech Changes for "buyout"

▪ buyouts (plural noun) – multiple buyouts

▪ buyout does not have other direct derivatives.

Common Expressions with "buyout"

▪ complete a buyout – to finish purchasing a company

▪ hostile buyout – an unwanted purchase of a company

▪ management buyout – the company’s own management purchase it

▪ leveraged buyout – purchase using borrowed money

Important examples of buyout in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

The word ‘buyout’ means the purchase of a company’s shares to gain control.

▪The company initiated a buyout of its smaller competitor.
▪The company began to purchase its smaller competitor.

Example of a confusing word: bailout (financial assistance)

▪The company initiated a bailout of its smaller competitor.
▪The company provided financial assistance to its smaller competitor.
"Buyout" refers to acquiring enough shares to control a company, often used in the context of mergers and acquisitions. In the sentence, "The company initiated a buyout of its smaller competitor," the term is used correctly to indicate the purchase for control. "Bailout," on the other hand, means providing financial support to prevent failure, typically in a crisis. Using "bailout" in this context is incorrect because it implies financial rescue rather than acquisition. Thus, "buyout" is the correct choice here.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, buyout is used as a noun, often in subjects or objects.

▪The company arranged a buyout for all employees.
▪The company arranged to purchase all employees.

buyout

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

buyout offer

a proposal to purchase a company’s shares

▪The company received a buyout offer from a larger firm.
▪The company received a proposal to purchase its shares.

full buyout

the entire purchase of a company

▪They secured a full buyout of the competitor.
▪They completed the entire purchase of the competitor.

Differences between similar words and buyout

buyout

,

acquisition

differences

Buyout refers to purchasing a company’s shares to gain full control, while acquisition is the act of acquiring another company, not necessarily buying out all shares.

buyout
▪The company completed a buyout of its main competitor.
▪The company completed an acquisition of its main competitor.
acquisition
▪buyout – purchasing a company’s shares to gain control
▪acquisition – buying of a company, not specifically to gain total control

buyout

,

takeover

differences

Buyout means purchasing to gain control, while takeover implies taking over, sometimes hostile.

buyout
▪They announced a buyout of their major competitor.
▪They executed a takeover of the company.
takeover
▪They executed a hostile buyout.
▪They executed a takeover of the company.

Words with the same origin as buyout

The origin of buyout

buyout is formed by combining 'buy' and 'out', meaning to purchase 'out' of a company.

Word structure

It has the root 'buy' and suffix 'out', so buyout means 'to buy out'.

Words with the same origin

The root of buyout is 'buy'. Words with the same root include 'buy'.

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