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buy·back /'bī-ˌbak/ n: an act or instance of buying something back; esp: the repurchase by a corporation of shares of its own common stock on the open market
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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Buyback — The repurchase of outstanding shares (repurchase) by a company in order to reduce the number of shares on the market. Companies will buy back shares either to increase the value of shares still available (reducing supply), or to eliminate any… … Investment dictionary
buyback — buy|back [ baı,bæk ] noun count BUSINESS an arrangement in which someone agrees to buy back SHARES or property that they previously sold to someone: a buyback program that removed 640,000 guns from private ownership … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buyback price — /ˈbaɪbæk praɪs/ (say buybak pruys) noun the price at which securities are to be bought back in a buyback agreement …
buyback — noun Date: 1963 the act or an instance of buying something back; especially the repurchase by a corporation of shares of its own common stock on the open market … New Collegiate Dictionary
buyback — noun a) The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it. b) A free drink given to a patron by a bartender … Wiktionary
Buyback — Buy back auch: Buy|back 〈[baıbæ̣k] m. 6 oder n. 15; Wirtsch.〉 Rückkauf einer Beteiligung (bes. in Form von Aktien) durch den Veräußerer [engl., „Rückkauf“] … Universal-Lexikon
