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repurchase

[ ree-pur-chuh s ]

/ riˈpɜr tʃəs /

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verb (used with object), re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing.

to buy again; regain by purchase.

noun

the act of repurchasing.

adjective

of or relating to repurchase: a repurchase contract.

Origin of repurchase

First recorded in 1585–95; re- + purchase

OTHER WORDS FROM repurchase

re·pur·chas·er, noun

Words nearby repurchase

repugnance, repugnant, repulse, repulsion, repulsive, repurchase, repurchase agreement, reputable, reputation, repute, reputed

Example sentences from the Web for repurchase

The workingman cannot, then, repurchase that which he has produced for his master.

What is Property? |P. J. Proudhon
Sometimes the original owner is allowed to ransom by repurchase property which has been captured.

International Law |George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
He had related to M. de Fleury their history, and Mademoiselle de Merrivale's desire to repurchase them.

Fairy Fingers |Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
I should not be unwilling to repurchase it for the same money, I mean instead of the mortgage.

Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) |Edward Gibbon

When we reached the township and he learnt this, he offered me £50 on my bargain to repurchase the teams, but I refused the offer.

Reminiscences of Queensland |William Henry Corfield

British Dictionary definitions for repurchase

repurchase

/ (riːˈpɜːtʃɪs) /

verb (tr)

to buy back or buy again goods, securities, assets, etc

noun

an act or instance of repurchasing