buyback
/ˈbaɪˌbæk/
buyback noun: the repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
Noun
buyback (countable and uncountable, plural buybacks)
- The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
- Infosys Ltd., Bengaluru-based tech services and digital transformation firm, has announced its biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 crore at a 19% premium, as per a regulatory filing it made in the late evening on Thursday. […] This is Infosys' 5th buyback. Earlier, it had announced buybacks worth...2025 September 12, “Infosys announces biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 cr. The buyback, through the tender offer, is its biggest ever since the company's listing”, in The Hindu
- Antonyms:
- sellback
- A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
- A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.
Antonyms of buyback
Forms of buyback
| plural | buybacks |
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Origin of buyback
Deverbal from buy back.
Questions about buyback
- What does buyback mean?
- Buyback means the repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
- What part of speech is buyback?
- Buyback is a noun.
- How do you pronounce buyback?
- Buyback is pronounced /ˈbaɪˌbæk/.
- What is the plural of buyback?
- The plural of buyback is buybacks.
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