repurchase agreement

American  

noun

1. a contract between a dealer, as a bank, and an investor, whereby the investor purchases securities with the promise that they will be bought back by the dealer on a designated date, for which the investor receives a fixed return.

2. a contract between a buyer and a seller whereby the seller agrees to repurchase the item sold after a specified length of time or amount of use. RP

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repurchase agreement British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: repo.  an agreement in which a security or asset is sold and later repurchased at an agreed price to raise ready money

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Etymology

Origin of repurchase agreement

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

And he notes the Fed has ways to cope with temporary disruptions, such as the Standing Repurchase Agreement facility, which it didn’t have in 2019 when the repo market suffered temporary shocks from liquidity shortages.

From Barron's

And he notes the Fed has ways to cope with temporary disruptions, such as the Standing Repurchase Agreement facility, which it didn’t have in 2019 when the repo market suffered temporary shocks from liquidity shortages.

From Barron's

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

The review also found that the bank hadn’t arranged for enough access to repo funding and hadn’t signed up for the Fed’s Standing Repurchase Agreement Facility.

From Seattle Times

But the market is also concerned about Dalian Wanda's other commitments like a share repurchase agreement of about 40 billion yuan if unit Zhuhai Wanda fails to complete an initial public offering in Hong Kong later this year.

From Reuters