buyback

Or buy-back

[bahy-bak]

noun

1. the buying of something that one previously sold.

2. any arrangement to take back something as a condition of a sale, as by a supplier who agrees to purchase its customer's goods.

3. Also called stock buyback. a repurchase by a company of its own stock in the open market, as for investment purposes or for use in future corporate acquisitions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buyback¹

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of the verb phrase buy back

Example Sentences

Scrutiny of European oil companies’ balance sheets is intensifying as weaker crude prices and rising debt levels pressure profits, with some analysts warning that the sector’s current buyback rates are unsustainable.

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That, in turn, sets it up well to initiate share buybacks or other acquisitions that may boost shareholder returns, Luebchow says.

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After adjusting how they model the company’s cash generation essentially, they say Sunrun is now in a better cash position to be able to boost shareholder returns via share buybacks or dividends in 2026.

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The analysts see the solar company now in a better cash position to be able to boost shareholder returns via share buybacks or dividend in 2026.

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But for most of the large U.S. banks, regulator-approved dividend increases have been the norm in recent years, along with share buybacks that lower the share counts and boost EPS.

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