buyback
Americannoun
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the buying of something that one previously sold.
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any arrangement to take back something as a condition of a sale, as by a supplier who agrees to purchase its customer's goods.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of buyback
First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of the verb phrase buy back
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The company didn’t announce the new share buyback program RBC had expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Heavy government bond supply from Spain and France, coupled with an Italian buyback auction, is slated for Thurdsay as bond investors take some relief after the U.S. midterms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Its annual report and latest quarterly filing show $9.7 billion of purchases under its buyback programs from January through September, down from $10.7 billion a year earlier.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Ryanair plans to launch an 800 million euro share buyback starting in February and declared an increased interim dividend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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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