buyback
or buy-back
the buying of something that one previously sold.
any arrangement to take back something as a condition of a sale, as by a supplier who agrees to purchase its customer's goods.
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.
Origin of buyback
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How to use buyback in a sentence
Alexandre went so far as to buy back a Degas from its illicit owners.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Even the richest man can't buy back his past," announced a Rick Perry ad last October.
The GOP’s Class-Warfare Hypocrisy, From Nixon to Romney | Peter Beinart | July 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWe have a strong liquidity position which has allowed us to buy back debt as well as make significant acquisitions.
The worker, not receiving the full product of his labor, can not buy back all he produces.
Communism and Christianism | William Montgomery BrownI bet I could go to that Klondike place and pick up enough gold to buy back the Tarwater lands.
The Red One | Jack London
He will buy back the remains of Montrichard, and will prevent the ruin of the Chteau de Langeais.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoI must work hard and get money; and then we will repair the old tower and buy back the old estate.
The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonA couple of thousand dollars will buy back her home and let her live in peace.
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for buy-back
/ (ˈbaɪˌbæk) /
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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