# buyout

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #23,770

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. The use of grant monies to pay for another person to perform the usual duties, especially teaching duties, of someone engaged on the funded project.

## Etymology
Deverbal from buy out.

## Easily confused with
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bout-vs-buyout)
- **bayou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bayou-vs-buyout)
- **burnout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burnout-vs-buyout)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbuyout`, `buoyut`, `buyotu`, `buyoutt`, `buyuot`, `buyyout`, `byuout`, `ubyout`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buyout