buy out
Verb

buy out

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to purchase the entire stock or extent of something
  2. (transitive) to purchase the ownership of a company
  3. To close someone's contract by paying him or her a sum of money, the terms of which are often stated in the contract itself.
  4. (transitive) To gain release for (a person) from military service by payment of money.
    Synonyms: buy off
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