verb
take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (Freq. 2)
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
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The men buy out the chairs
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buy out [phrasal verb]
buy out (someone) or buy (someone) out : to pay money to (someone) for his or her part of a company or team
She bought out her partners so that she could manage the company the way she wanted to.
— see also ↑buyout
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Main Entry: ↑buy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.