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buying back

buying back is the present participle and gerund 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 buying back

What is buying back the present participle and gerund of?
Buying back is the present participle and gerund of buy back.

Words near buying back in the dictionary

  1. Buyids
  2. buying
  3. buying a dog and barking oneself
  4. buying a pup
  5. buying a ticket to
  6. buying back
  7. buying down
  8. buying guide
  9. buying guides
  10. buying in
  11. buying into

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