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buybacks

buybacks is the plural of buyback.

Meaning of buyback

Noun

buyback (countable and uncountable, plural buybacks)

  1. 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
  2. A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
  3. (countable) A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.

Questions about buybacks

What is buybacks the plural of?
Buybacks is the plural of buyback.

Words near buybacks in the dictionary

  1. Buyabod
  2. Buyacanin
  3. Buyan
  4. Buyang
  5. buyback
  6. buybacks
  7. buyboat
  8. buybull
  9. Buybulls
  10. buycentennial
  11. buycott

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