buyback

Or buy-back

[bahy-bak]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buyback¹

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

Example Sentences

The department said it expects to resume cash-management buybacks in December after pausing them in the September tax period.

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Treasury to stabilize the Argentine peso, along with a loan package for bond buybacks, helped anchor the country’s markets during the election.

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Its quarterly buyback was maintained at $750 million as net debt remained broadly flat on quarter.

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Still, investors may be a little bit disappointed that Berkshire didn’t purchase any of its own stock over the quarter, extending a run of no share buybacks since May 2024.

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Keppel’s shares could gain in the near term if the company continues its share buybacks or increases its dividend payout, they add.

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