buy out

buy out {v.}

1. To buy the ownership or a share of; purchase the stock of.

He bought out several small stockholders.

2. To buy all the goods of; purchase the merchandise of.

Mr. Harper bought out a nearby hardware store.

Contrast: SELL OUT.

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