rebuy

verb

re·​buy (ˌ)rē-ˈbī 

rebought (ˌ)rē-ˈbȯt  ; rebuying; rebuys

1

transitive : to buy (something) again

I consistently use and rebuy this moisturizing … shampoo …

—Bianca Alvarez

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

ˈrē-ˌbī 

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

Examples of rebuy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yes, we get diluted — but if the investments work out, then Alphabet can always rebuy the shares to undo the dilution. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rebuy

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny