repurchase

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌriːˈpɝːtʃəs/ UK /ˌriːˈpɜːtʃəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #165293

Meanings

1

verb
to buy something again or buy back something that was previously sold

The merchant used the proceeds to repurchase a fresh supply of British goods.
2

noun
the act of buying something back, especially a company's purchase of its own shares

The board approved a share repurchase after the company reported surplus cash.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to buy something again or... buy backbuy againredeem

2 noun · the act of buying something... buybackredemptionshare buyback

Opposites

sell dispose of

Word family

Forms repurchasing

Derived forms repurchaserrepurchasable

Related forms purchasebuybackredemption shares

Etymology

Formed from re-, 'again or back,' + purchase. Purchase came through Anglo-French purchacer, originally 'to pursue or seek to obtain,' from a prefix meaning 'forward' + chacier, 'to chase.' Its sense narrowed from obtaining generally to buying, making repurchase literally 'buy again or back.'

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Actions & Processes

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# repurchase

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌriːˈpɝːtʃəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːˈpɜːtʃəs/
**Frequency rank:** 165293

## Meanings
1. to buy something again or buy back something that was previously sold
2. the act of buying something back, especially a company's purchase of its own shares

## Examples
- The merchant used the proceeds to repurchase a fresh supply of British goods.
- The board approved a share repurchase after the company reported surplus cash.

## Synonyms
- buy back
- buy again
- buyback
- redemption
- share buyback

## Antonyms
- sell
- dispose of

## Derived Forms
- repurchaser
- repurchasable

## Related Forms
- purchase
- buyback
- redemption
- shares

## Etymology
Formed from re-, 'again or back,' + purchase. Purchase came through Anglo-French purchacer, originally 'to pursue or seek to obtain,' from a prefix meaning 'forward' + chacier, 'to chase.' Its sense narrowed from obtaining generally to buying, making repurchase literally 'buy again or back.'

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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