rebought
(ˌ)rē-ˈbȯt
; rebuying; rebuys
1
transitive
: to buy (something) again
Instead, realize that the amount of space taken up by those "just in case" items far outweighs the inconvenience of having to rebuy or borrow a few things that might be discarded in error.—Vicki Winterton
I'm working with the pawnshop industry and law enforcement to develop a solution for victims of theft. They should not have to suffer the additional indignity of having to rebuy their belongings.—John Becker
2
intransitive
poker
: to purchase additional chips after a poker game or tournament has already begun
… you now know that it is correct to rebuy when you are out of chips, but a costly mistake to rebuy when you have plenty of chips.—Mason Malmuth
rebuy
noun
plural rebuys
… I have learned that the only good time to do a rebuy is at the very outset of the [poker] tournament.
—Jack O. Mormon
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