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A Blinkin' Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

buy off, buy out, buy over?

what's the difference between them? and which is normal to use?
  

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---- buy off Function: transitive verb 1 : to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration <the police were bought off with several well-placed gifts> 2 : to free (as from military service) by payment ----- buy out Function: transitive verb 1 : to purchase the share or interest of (as in a partnership) <in spite of the disagreement he would neither buy out his partner nor sell out to him> 2 : to purchase the entire stock in trade and the goodwill of (a business) or the entire holdings in real estate of (a group) 3 : to buy off ----- Buy Over (To) . To induce one by a bribe to renounce his claim; to gain over by bribery. 1 To buy over a person's head.

— Marius Hancu

  • ---- buy off Function: transitive verb 1 : to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration <the police were bought off with several well-placed gifts> 2 : to free (as from military service) by payment ----- buy out Function: transitive verb 1 : to purchase the share or interest of (as in a partnership) <in spite of the disagreement he would neither buy out his partner nor sell out to him> 2 : to purchase the entire stock in trade and the goodwill of (a business) or the entire holdings in real estate of (a group) 3 : to buy off ----- Buy Over (To) .
  • To induce one by a bribe to renounce his claim; to gain over by bribery.
  • 1 To buy over a person's head.
  • To outbid another.
  • E.
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buy off

Function: transitive verb

1 : to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration <the police were bought off with several well-placed gifts>
2 : to free (as from military service) by payment
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buy out

Function: transitive verb
1 : to purchase the share or interest of (as i
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From an American perspective, I've not heard "buy over" before.

Buy off has a negative connotation, the same as bribery. If you say "he can be bought" you are saying that you can pay money for his (illegal or improper) cooperation.

Buy out simply means to purchase all someone has. You can buy out your partner if you previously owned a business together and yo
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