repurchase

Acquire again commercially

To repurchase is to buy something back or buy it again.

Companies repurchase their own stock from shareholders, reducing shares outstanding.

A seller may repurchase goods they previously sold.

The author repurchased the rights to her early novels.

The noun refers to such a transaction: a stock repurchase program.

reacquisition

reclaim

Take back possession

repossess · buy back · foreclosure · auction · reinstatement · redemption · reclamation · reacquire · estate sale

consumer

rebuy

Purchase again

restock · customer retention · loyalty program · consumables · replacement · refill · shopping cart · wishlist · favorites · replenishment

return

refund

Money returned after purchase

guarantee · receipt · defective · returnable · customer service · store credit · satisfaction guarantee · return policy · merchant · reimbursement

buyback

treasury stock

Shares repurchased by issuer

buyback program · earnings per share · anti-dilution · shareholder value · deleveraging · undervalued · premium · corporate finance

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transaction direction

repurchasesell

Transfer for payment

resell · dispose of · liquidate · divest · offload

permanence of disposal

repurchasefinal sale

Nonreturnable transaction

forfeit · relinquish · surrender · abandon

retention vs. disposition

repurchasefinal sale

Nonreturnable transaction

divestiture · disposal · relinquishment · surrender · forfeiture

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