buy-back
Stock redemption program
A buy-back is a repurchase of something previously sold.
Companies conduct stock buy-backs to reduce shares in circulation, often boosting share price.
Governments may offer gun buy-backs to reduce weapons in circulation.
The term also applies to contractual arrangements where a seller agrees to repurchase goods under certain conditions: The contract included a buy-back clause.
corporate
Buy something back
- treasury stockShares repurchased by issuer
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- tender offerPublic share purchase proposal
- shareholder valueEquity investor financial returns
open market purchase · earnings per share · outstanding shares · capital allocation
repurchase
Buy something back
- treasury stockShares repurchased by issuer
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- tender offerPublic share purchase proposal
open market purchase · shareholder value · earnings per share · outstanding shares · capital allocation
reacquisition
Gaining back ownership
repossess · return policy · trade-in · resale · secondhand · warranty · repo · leaseback
- waste disposalgarbage disposal, trash, garbage, landfilling, landfill