: 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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The event offered gift cards and a free gardening tool, fashioned from guns turned in at earlier buybacks.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
The market is shrugging off news of a 50% dividend hike and of a share buyback program doubled to $7 billion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony Group on Tuesday posted a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter operating profit and announced a share buyback of up to 100 billion Japanese yen ($648 million).
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
Stock buybacks are typically used to increase the value of remaining shares and can be a tax-efficient way to return money to shareholders.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
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John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
The market is shrugging off news of a 50% dividend hike and of a share buyback program doubled to $7 billion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony Group on Tuesday posted a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter operating profit and announced a share buyback of up to 100 billion Japanese yen ($648 million).
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
Stock buybacks are typically used to increase the value of remaining shares and can be a tax-efficient way to return money to shareholders.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
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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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