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Plural of buyback

regular plural

The plural of buyback is buybacks.

Forms of buyback

Singularbuyback /ˈbaɪˌbæk/
Pluralbuybacks
Countablecountable and uncountable

Buybacks in a sentence

  • Earlier, it had announced buybacks worth ₹13,000 crore in 2017, ₹ 8,260 crore in 2019, ₹9,200 crore in 2021 and ₹9,300 crore in 2023.2025 September 12, “Infosys announces biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 cr. The buyback, through the tender offer, is its biggest ever...
  • What we don’t want is people overdistributing by share buybacks or overpaying dividends and not investing for the long term.2015 August 5, Sean Farrell, “Legal & General boss backs Andy Haldane's attack on City short-termism”, in The Guardian. From the entry overdistribute
  • Again, the current down cycle is anomalous, with the Fed's monetary policies encouraging unusually high levels of stock buybacks and fruitless mergers.2017, Harry S. Dent, Jr.; Andrew Pancholi, “Deep in the Heart of Winter: There’s Just No Denying that Major Winter Cycles Come Once in a…. From the entry downcycle
  • My feelings about share buybacks in an R&D driven industry like this one have been a matter of record for some time, for all the good that does.2018 February 27, Derek Lowe, “Business and Markets: Where’s All That Money Going? (Pharma Edition)”, in Science Translational Medicine. From the entry matter of record

Meaning of buyback

  1. noun The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
  2. noun A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
  3. noun A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.

Full definition of buyback

Questions about the plural of buyback

What is the plural of buyback?
The plural of buyback is buybacks.
Is buyback countable?
Buyback is a countable and uncountable noun.

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