rebuy

verb

re·​buy (ˌ)rē-ˈbī How to pronounce rebuy (audio)
rebought (ˌ)rē-ˈbȯt How to pronounce rebuy (audio) ; rebuying; rebuys
1
transitive : to buy (something) again
I consistently use and rebuy this moisturizing …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 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

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rebuy was in 1611

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“Rebuy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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