buyback
or buy-back
[ bahy-bak ]
/ ˈbaɪˌbæk /
noun
the buying of something that one previously sold.
any arrangement to take back something as a condition of a sale, as by a supplier who agrees to purchase its customer's goods.
Also called stock buyback.
a repurchase by a company of its own stock in the open market, as for investment purposes or for use in future corporate acquisitions.
Origin of buyback
First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of the verb phrase
buy back
Words nearby buyback
buy up,
buy-back,
buy-down,
buy-in,
buy-to-let,
buyback,
buyer,
buyer's market,
buyer's remorse,
buyers' inflation,
buyers' market
British Dictionary definitions for buy-back
buy-back
/ (ˈbaɪˌbæk) /
noun
commerce
the repurchase by a company of some or all of its shares from an investor, who acquired them by putting venture capital into the company when it was formed