repurchase

[ ree-pur-chuhs ]

verb (used with object)

, re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing.

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 Words From

• re·purchas·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repurchase¹

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + purchase

Example Sentences

TKO said it will have a share repurchase program of up to $2 billion on its Class A common stock and a $75-million quarterly cash dividend program.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the next two years, U.S. companies spent a record $1.3 trillion repurchasing and retiring their own stock, a 50% jump from the prior two years.

From Seattle Times

These so-called repurchases allow companies to “retire” shares, or take them off the market, a way to make up for new shares created for top executives to boost their pay packages.

From Seattle Times

It plans to repurchase more than $20 billion in shares in the first three years.

From Seattle Times

With no major acquisitions in sight, Berkshire’s cash pile climbed to a record $188.993 billion even after it spent $2.6 billion repurchasing shares during the first three months of the year.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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