buy-back

A form of buyback — The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.

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Meanings

nounbuy-back (plural buy-backs)

plural buy-backs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of buyback.

Origin

Deverbal from buy back.

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APA

buy-back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-back

MLA

“buy-back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy-back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-back.

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