acquisition vs buyout

acquisition and buyout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquisition	Yes	No	No	No
buyout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, buyout is a hyponym of acquisition; that is, buyout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquisition:

acquisition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
buyout: acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock

acquisition (noun)	buyout (noun)
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something	acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
an ability that has been acquired by training
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
something acquired