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buys back

buys back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 buys back

What is buys back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Buys back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buy back.

Words near buys back in the dictionary

  1. buyrates
  2. buys
  3. buys a dog and barks oneself
  4. buys a pup
  5. buys a ticket to
  6. buys back
  7. Buys Ballot's law
  8. buys down
  9. buys in
  10. buys into
  11. buys it

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