buyback

noun

buy·back ˈbī-ˌbak

: 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

Talks 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

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

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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The dearth of coverage on Chinese company's shareholder-friendly buybacks and dividends is a bit perplexing. —

Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The company also has a shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy with its dividends and buybacks. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 Shares of the Detroit automaker have risen more than 50% this year, but some of that has been through $12.4 billion in stock buybacks since last November. —

Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 The buyback aligns with a key demand from activist investor Starboard Value, which has argued for a return of capital. —

Kerry Flynn, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buyback