Buyout
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The acquisition of a controlling interest in a company by purchasing a majority of its shares, often by an outside investor or existing management.
“The private equity firm announced a leveraged buyout of the struggling retail chain.”
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Contains U, Y, O, U giving three vowel sounds, Y functions as a vowel here, a common business term.
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Y scores 4 points, two U tiles can strain a rack, a compound of BUY and OUT worth knowing.
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