: the act or an instance of buying something back
In Boston and other cities, gun buyback programs dramatically call attention to the profusion of firearms among the young …—
Diane Weathers
Diane WeathersTalks of a potential buyback come as Volkswagen and federal regulators discuss ways to bring the more than half-million affected Volkswagen cars in the US up to current emissions standards.—Bryan Logan
Bryan Logan
especially
: the repurchase by a corporation of shares of its own common stock usually on the open market
Most corporate buybacks involve a repurchase by a company of part of its outstanding common stock at a fixed price, which is normally sufficiently higher than the market price to attract the desired number of shares. —Leonard Sloane
Leonard Sloane This stock buyback boom, while obscure to much of the public, has become one of the most pervasive and divisive practices in corporate America. —Michael Kranish
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That has left oil and gas giants, often referred to as supermajors, with record cash piles, enabling a wave of share buybacks, dividend hikes, debt reduction strategies, and industry consolidation through mergers and acquisitions.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 29 May 2024
On a table at the event, Hunt and his group displayed garden tools produced from firearms collected at prior buyback events around the country.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 29 May 2024
On a table at the event, Hunt and his group displayed garden tools produced from firearms collected at prior buyback events around the country.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
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buyback
noun
buy·back
ˈbī-ˌbak 
: an act or instance of buying something back
especially
: the repurchase by a corporation of shares of its own common stock on the open market
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