created sense approved 买断/買斷 · mǎiduàn · to buy out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
买断 / 買斷
mǎiduàn
to buy out
to purchase all rights or ownership of a commodity or intellectual property so that the seller retains no further economic interest
买, 断
买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off
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created sense approved 买断/買斷 · mǎiduàn · to redeem a prostitute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
买断 / 買斷
mǎiduàn
to redeem a prostitute
(archaic) to pay for the freedom of a prostitute; to buy someone out of debt or service
买, 断
买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 买断/買斷 · mǎiduàn · to monopolize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
买断 / 買斷
mǎiduàn
to monopolize
(literary) to take full possession of something; to enjoy exclusively, such as scenery or time
买, 断
买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 买断/買斷 · mǎiduàn · to buy out (an employee) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
买断 / 買斷
mǎiduàn
to buy out (an employee)
to terminate an employment relationship by paying a one-time lump-sum severance, often used with [[工龄|工齡|gong1 ling2]] to refer to buying out years of service
买, 断
买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition