: 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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Why let Circle capture the spoils when those same billions could fund HYPE buybacks, validator rewards, and liquidity incentives?
—Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
ByteDance is set to launch an employee share buyback that will value the Chinese firm at more than $330 billion, Reuters reported in late August.
—CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday Salesforce announced a $20 billion increase to its share buyback program, bringing the total to $50 billion.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
As of Monday, 238 of the 370 residents had agreed to come indoors, including 72 signing up for the city’s RV buyback program.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
ByteDance is set to launch an employee share buyback that will value the Chinese firm at more than $330 billion, Reuters reported in late August.
—CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday Salesforce announced a $20 billion increase to its share buyback program, bringing the total to $50 billion.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
As of Monday, 238 of the 370 residents had agreed to come indoors, including 72 signing up for the city’s RV buyback program.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 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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