buyback

American  

[bahy-bak] / ˈbaɪˌbæk /

Or buy-back

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.

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Etymology

Origin of buyback

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

Example Sentences

Market watchers already expect Repsol to increase its buyback to around 1.1 billion euros from an initial guidance of 700 million euros, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

The nonbank financial company also recently unveiled a 2.4 billion-baht share buyback program, which marks its first share buyback since its IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

The buyback reduced the funds available to cover preferred dividend obligations, ultimately sending shares of Stretch into a tailspin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Andrew Bary tells me the next key catalyst will come later this summer when investors learn if Berkshire has resumed a stock buyback.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Another staple of 1990s crime fighting—and of the evening news—was the gun buyback.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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