The Collaborative International Dictionary
buy out \buy out\, buy-out \buy-out\v. to take over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies.
Syn: take over, buy up.
Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive idiomatic English) to purchase the entire stock or extent of something
WordNet
Usage examples of "buy out".
He said some folks wanted to buy out the mine and consolidate it with another mine close by.
His only other resource was to buy out an existing business, and this usually costs a good deal.
And he could not even buy out a stand, and carry it on, without strict examination as to qualifications.
Still itchy, Pereira and Sanchez hatch a scheme for Metro to buy out Sanchez's operations, and move the races to the Opa-locka airport.
It seemed to him that it would've made more sense to build on that vacant lot next to the Tire Barn, maybe buy out and tear down some of those eyesore trailers set up there.
He got his money, after a month of gang warfare not the full whack by any means, but enough to pay his debts, buy out the brewery, gut the Shakespeare, instal the pool table, the stripper and the strobes.
There's nothing in our agreements to prevent either of us from opening up a new place after a buy out.