"buy-out" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buy-outs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from buy out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|buy out}} Deverbal from buy out Head templates: {{en-noun}} buy-out (plural buy-outs)
  1. Alternative spelling of buyout Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: buyout

Inflected forms

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