buy out

買収する

会社や他人の持ち分を買い、その所有者になる。

やさしい英語で： To pay for a company or someone’s share of it so that you own it.

• A large company bought out our business.
• She plans to buy out her partner next year.
• Would you sell if a rival offered to buy you out?

使い方： buy someone/something out (A larger firm bought our company out.)

類義語： acquire, take over

よく使う表現： buy out someone, buy out a company

買い占める

店や売り手が持っている商品をすべて買う。

やさしい英語で： To buy all the goods that someone has available.

• They bought out the shop’s entire stock.
• Fans bought the seller out of posters within minutes.
• A local restaurant has bought out all our tomatoes.

使い方： buy someone out of something (One customer bought the baker out of bread.)

類義語： buy up

よく使う表現： buy out everything, buy out someone

違約金を払って解除する

相手に金を払って、契約を予定より早く終わらせる。

やさしい英語で： To pay someone money to end their contract before the agreed time.

• The club bought out his contract.
• Her employer agreed to buy her out of the remaining year.
• They may buy out the actor’s contract before filming starts.

使い方： buy out someone’s contract (The club bought out the coach’s contract.)

よく使う表現： buy out a contract, buy out someone

金を払って除隊させる

兵役を離れる許可を得られるように金を払う。

やさしい英語で： To pay money so that someone is allowed to leave military service.

• His family bought him out of the army.
• In those days, wealthy parents could buy out an enlisted son.
• The soldier hoped his uncle would buy him out of military service.

使い方： buy someone out of something (His parents bought him out of the army.)

よく使う表現： buy out a soldier, buy out someone