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buy-back

British  
/ ˈbaɪˌbæk /

noun

  1. commerce the repurchase by a company of some or all of its shares from an investor, who acquired them by putting venture capital into the company when it was formed

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“Torbjörn has made no such assurances to anyone. No such buy-back clause exists,” Gunvor spokesman Seth Pietras said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The EA buyout is the largest buy-back in Wall Street history and ought to really turbo-charge EA for future growth with the capital it will deliver," he said.

From BBC

Manchester City, for example, had a buy-back clause for Trafford and the player held a strong desire to return there.

From BBC

City had a buy-back clause for Trafford and also matching rights, allowing them to match any offer from another club.

From BBC

Manchester City insert buy-back clauses when they sell players yet tend not to activate them when those academy products move on.

From BBC

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