repurchase
verb
re·pur·chase
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-chəs 
repurchased; repurchasing
: to buy (something) back or again
… some enterprises moving workloads to the cloud won't have to repurchase software they already own.—
Kurt Marko
Kurt Marko
especially, of a corporation
: to purchase back (shares of one's own common stock) on the open market
The company last winter repaid $405 million of debt, repurchased $202 million in common stock and predicted that sales will rise between 3 and 5 percent this year. —Jeremiah McWilliams
Jeremiah McWilliams
repurchase
noun
plural repurchases
… pointed to the trend of share repurchases, or stock buybacks, emerging among major companies … . As they buy back millions, if not billions, of their shares, their supply of stock grows tighter … and their shareholders usually benefit.
—Elizabeth Gurdus
Elizabeth Gurdus
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Shortly after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, the designer and his sister were able to repurchase the Christopher Kane and More Joy fashion labels in July 2023.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
The company has initiated a share repurchase program, authorized to repurchase up to $1 million of its outstanding common shares over a six-month period.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The ballet company has launched a GoFundMe page to raise funds for repurchasing the necessary props and ensuring that the community holiday tradition continues uninterrupted.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
After failing to acquire Rogers Corporation due to regulatory hurdles, DuPont took the sale proceeds and repurchased billions of dollars worth of stock at much lower levels.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
The company has initiated a share repurchase program, authorized to repurchase up to $1 million of its outstanding common shares over a six-month period.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The ballet company has launched a GoFundMe page to raise funds for repurchasing the necessary props and ensuring that the community holiday tradition continues uninterrupted.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
After failing to acquire Rogers Corporation due to regulatory hurdles, DuPont took the sale proceeds and repurchased billions of dollars worth of stock at much lower levels.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Repurchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurchase. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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