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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Additionally, Ambush owners regained brand control by repurchasing their majority stake from New Guards Group.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead of hiring, companies repurchase shares, artificially boosting earnings per share.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
The conglomerate repurchased $24.7 billion worth of its stock in 2020 and another $27 billion in 2021, a record for the company.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The company repurchased $303 million of shares in 2024 alone.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead of hiring, companies repurchase shares, artificially boosting earnings per share.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
The conglomerate repurchased $24.7 billion worth of its stock in 2020 and another $27 billion in 2021, a record for the company.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The company repurchased $303 million of shares in 2024 alone.
—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 23 Apr. 2025.
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