: 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
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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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Critics have also said that neither the gun buyback nor the hate speech laws are addressing the root of what led to the terror attack.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Yet next year, the hyperscalers’ capex ambitions are expected to deplete the sums devoted to share buybacks, to the point where Goldman Sachs is projecting a notable upturn in total shares outstanding for the S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
The buyback would be similar to gun reforms introduced soon after the massacre in 1996 in Tasmania’s Port Arthur after a lone gunman killed 35 people, which prompted authorities to implement some of the world’s toughest gun laws.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
The prime minister said the federal government would evenly split the cost of the buyback program with Australia's state and territorial administrations, with further details to be worked out when lawmakers return to work next week.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Yet next year, the hyperscalers’ capex ambitions are expected to deplete the sums devoted to share buybacks, to the point where Goldman Sachs is projecting a notable upturn in total shares outstanding for the S & P 500.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
The buyback would be similar to gun reforms introduced soon after the massacre in 1996 in Tasmania’s Port Arthur after a lone gunman killed 35 people, which prompted authorities to implement some of the world’s toughest gun laws.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
The prime minister said the federal government would evenly split the cost of the buyback program with Australia's state and territorial administrations, with further details to be worked out when lawmakers return to work next week.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 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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