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bought back

bought back is the simple past and past participle of buy back.

Meaning of buy back

Verb

buy back (third-person singular simple present buys back, present participle buying back, simple past and past participle bought back)

  1. To purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).
    • Investors have already started buying back shares they had sold last year in an effort to increase their profits.
  2. To be used to purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).
    • The profits from the new software version bought back the division that'd earlier been sold off by the company.

Questions about bought back

What is bought back the simple past and past participle of?
Bought back is the simple past and past participle of buy back.

Words near bought back in the dictionary

  1. bought a dog and barked oneself
  2. bought a pup
  3. bought a ticket to
  4. bought air
  5. bought and paid for
  6. bought back
  7. bought down
  8. bought in
  9. bought into
  10. bought it
  11. bought off

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