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buy out

VERB
get
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring draw earn gain grab have land make obtain pick up pull realize receive score take win
STRONG
access accomplish acquire annex attain bag capture clear compass cop educe effect elicit evoke extort extract fetch glean hustle inherit net parlay procure reap secure snag snowball wangle
WEAK
bring in build up buy into buy off cash in on chalk up clean up come by get hands on lock up make a buy make a killing rack up snap up succeed to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid drop forfeit give lose offer refuse reject release throw away
STRONG
abandon free give up let go push away relinquish surrender
WEAK
leave miss pass yield
VERB
procure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy up get hold of solicit
STRONG
annex appropriate buy compass cop corral draw earn effect find gain get grab have induce land persuade promote purchase score secure wangle win
WEAK
bring around come by latch on to lay hands on make a haul manage to get pick up prevail upon
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade fail forfeit hinder hurt let go lose miss pass prevent reject sell spend
WEAK
give away
VERB
ransom
Synonyms
STRONG
deliver emancipate extricate free liberate manumit recover redeem regain release reprise repurchase rescue save unchain
WEAK
buy freedom of obtain release of pay for release of set free unfetter
Antonyms
STRONG
confine forfeit harm hold hurt imprison incarcerate keep limit lose restrain

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Ellison’s billionaire father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, in February agreed to personally guarantee the $47 billion in equity needed to buy out Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Stockholm-listed EQT will buy out New York-based private equity group Warburg Pincus’s stake in the brokerage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

David Ellison has lined up nearly $80 billion in debt financing to buy out Warner investors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Penske and Mitsui proposed to buy out Penske Automotive in a deal that could be worth $3.78 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sneaking it out bucket by bucket until he had enough to buy out his indenture and burn off his work tattoos.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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