buy-back

/ 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

Example Sentences

"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.

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

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

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

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Manchester City had a buy-back option after selling Delap for £20m last summer, but opted not to use it.

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Related Words

• pay off 
• reclaim 
• recoup 
• regain 
• repay 
• restore 
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