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means The purchase of a controlling share or entire ownership of a company (or someone's contract or stake), swapping their future claims for a lump sum now.
from A straightforward 20th-century compound of 'buy' and 'out' — the 'out' doing the same work it does in 'sell out' or 'cash out,' signaling complete exit rather than partial purchase. It rose alongside the leveraged buyout boom of corporate finance, where 'buying someone out' meant acquiring their entire stake so they're fully removed from the picture.
- leverage trick
- borrow against the company you're buying to buy it
- management version
- bosses buy the firm, suddenly love free markets
- hostile cousin
- takeover nobody invited but everyone must attend
- employee reality
- new owners, same desk, different logo on the mug