repurchase

[ree-pur-chuhs]

verb (used with object)

repurchased, repurchasing 

1. to buy again; regain by purchase.

noun

1. the act of repurchasing.

adjective

1. of or relating to repurchase.

   a repurchase contract.

repurchase

/ riːˈpɜːtʃɪs /

verb

1. to buy back or buy again goods, securities, assets, etc

noun

1. an act or instance of repurchasing

Other Word Forms

• repurchaser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repurchase¹

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + purchase

Example Sentences

Press reports indicate that U.S. banks might provide some $5 billion through a repurchase agreement to help Argentina meet interest and principal payments due in January.

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Companies often brag about “returning capital” to their shareholders when they repurchase stock.

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Companies often brag about “returning capital” to their shareholders when they repurchase stock.

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The Bank of Korea on Thursday left its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate unchanged at 2.50%, as widely expected.

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Media mogul John Malone, whose Liberty Broadband has effective control of Charter, has long been a champion of stock repurchases.

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Related Words

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