Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

repurchase

 - 4 dictionary results

re⋅pur⋅chase

[ree-pur-chuhs] verb, -chased, -chas⋅ing, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. to buy again; regain by purchase.
–noun
2. the act of repurchasing.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to repurchase: a repurchase contract.

Origin:
1585–95; re- + purchase


re⋅pur⋅chas⋅er, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To repurchase
re·pur·chase   (rē-pûr'chĭs)   
tr.v.   re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing, re·pur·chas·es
To buy (something) again.
n.  The act of buying something that one previously sold or owned.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·pur·chase
Pronunciation: "rE-'p&r-ch&s
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -chased; -chas·ing
: to buy back <repurchase shares of stock>

Main Entry: repurchase
Function: noun
: the act or an instance of purchasing something again or back; specifically : a corporation's buying back of some of its stock at market price (as to increase the amount of Treasury stock or as a preliminary step to going private)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see repurchase on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: