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Buyout

The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.

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The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.

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Word	Definition
takeovernoun	(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
shareholdingnoun	The owning of shares.
encashmentnoun	(finance) The act of encashing; the exchange for money of a check, draft, etc.
purchasenoun	The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
buybacknoun	The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
buy-outnoun	Alternative spelling of buyout. [(finance) The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.]
buynoun	Something which is bought; a purchase.
buy-backnoun	Alternative form of buyback. [The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.]
procurementnoun	(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
buyingnoun	The act of making a purchase.
purchasingnoun	An act or process of making a purchase.
redemptionnoun	(religion) Salvation from sin.
repurchasenoun	The act of repurchasing.
operationnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
allowancenoun	An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.
acquisitionnoun	The act or process of acquiring.
commutationnoun	(US, nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.
surrendernoun	An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
leveraged	(finance) Operating on leverage (borrowed funds).
take-overnoun	Alternative form of takeover. [(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.]