买断 Traditional form: 買斷 Pinyin (reading): mǎiduàn Definitions: to buy out buyout severance Characters: 买 - to buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt Traditional characters: 買 - to buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt