repurchase agreement
noun
re·pur·chase agreement
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-chəs- 
: a contract giving the seller of securities (such as treasury bills) the right to repurchase after a stated period and the buyer the right to retain interest earnings
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Meanwhile, the Fed also has costs, including interest payments on reserve balances, interest payments on securities sold via repurchase agreements, and operational costs like payroll and its buildings.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2025
That fund’s holdings are split roughly 50-50 between short-term U.S. Treasury Debt and Treasury repurchase agreements.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 June 2025
That included commercial paper and the securitized lending known as repurchase agreements.
—Peter Coy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The platform enhances liquidity through tokenizing repurchase agreements, facilitating an average of $2 trillion in on-chain transactions every month.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2025
That fund’s holdings are split roughly 50-50 between short-term U.S. Treasury Debt and Treasury repurchase agreements.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 June 2025
That included commercial paper and the securitized lending known as repurchase agreements.
—Peter Coy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The platform enhances liquidity through tokenizing repurchase agreements, facilitating an average of $2 trillion in on-chain transactions every month.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Repurchase agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurchase%20agreement. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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