repurchase

English

Etymology

re- +‎ purchase

Verb

repurchase (third-person singular simple present repurchases, present participle repurchasing, simple past and past participle repurchased)

1. To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.

Translations

to buy back

• Finnish: ostaa takaisin (fi)

• Manx: aachionnee (gv)

Noun

repurchase (plural repurchases)

1. The act of repurchasing.

Translations

act of repurchasing

• Finnish: takaisinosto (fi)

• Manx: aachionnaghey (gv) m

References

• repurchase in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• repurchase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913