buy sth/sb out betydelse and definition

Betydelse av buy sth/sb out på svenska

• 0 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 its stock.

  • The group had purchased the rest of the five-story building, and now they wanted to buy her out.

• 1 to pay money to release someone from a contract:

  • He negotiated a deal to receive $175,000 to buy out his contract early.

  • He has completed only two seasons of his three year contract, but it is assumed that the company will buy him out.