: 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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While not all activists are the same, there are many examples of activist directors pressing for an immediate sale of the company, buybacks, special dividends, or asset disposals rather than investments in growth.
—Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tesla confirmed this was not a corporate buyback.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Normally, companies increase their buyback activity by about 20% each year, according to a note written by Goldman’s Ben Snider and colleagues.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Stocks with bountiful buybacks can do well here, in contrast to those that might not.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tesla confirmed this was not a corporate buyback.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Normally, companies increase their buyback activity by about 20% each year, according to a note written by Goldman’s Ben Snider and colleagues.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Stocks with bountiful buybacks can do well here, in contrast to those that might not.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 9 Sep. 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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