: 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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Broadcom said its board authorized up to $10 billion in new share buybacks through 2026.
—Jordan Novet,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Limitations exist for other ways of investing excess capital, such as boosting dividends and stock buybacks or amassing a war chest for acquisitions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Instead, 2018 set the record for the most stock buybacks in a single year.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
The reports would have to include executive salaries, benefits, stock options, bonuses, stock buybacks and other taxable payments and be published annually on the office’s website.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Novet,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Limitations exist for other ways of investing excess capital, such as boosting dividends and stock buybacks or amassing a war chest for acquisitions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Instead, 2018 set the record for the most stock buybacks in a single year.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
The reports would have to include executive salaries, benefits, stock options, bonuses, stock buybacks and other taxable payments and be published annually on the office’s website.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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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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