buyback
or buy-back
[ bahy-bak ]
/ ˈbaɪˌbæk /
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noun
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.
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Origin of buyback
First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of the verb phrase buy back
Words nearby buyback
buxom, Buxtehude, Buxton, buy, buy a pig in a poke, buyback, buy boat, buy-down, buyer, buyers' market, buyer's remorse
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British Dictionary definitions for buyback
buy-back
/ (ˈbaɪˌbæk) /
noun
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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