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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Lamb Weston repurchased 2,972,221 shares of its common stock for $182.0 million during the first three quarters of fiscal 2025, with approximately $458 million remaining authorized for repurchase under its share repurchase program.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
The company could use those cash proceeds to repurchase its own stock, which trades at a hefty discount to its sum of the parts.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 307 million shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for HKD 112 billion.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, the company has $790 million of shares available to repurchase under its current authorization.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
The company could use those cash proceeds to repurchase its own stock, which trades at a hefty discount to its sum of the parts.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 307 million shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for HKD 112 billion.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, the company has $790 million of shares available to repurchase under its current authorization.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Repurchase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurchase. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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