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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Berkshire, which repurchased $345 million of shares in the second quarter, didn’t buy back any stock during the latest selling spree.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Berkshire repurchased no stock in the third quarter.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Investors will also be disappointed to learn that Berkshire didn’t repurchase any of its own shares in the quarter.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Local governments will be allowed to repurchase unused land from property developers, Lan said.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Berkshire repurchased no stock in the third quarter.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Investors will also be disappointed to learn that Berkshire didn’t repurchase any of its own shares in the quarter.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Local governments will be allowed to repurchase unused land from property developers, Lan said.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Repurchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurchase. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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