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Noun: repurchase  ree'pur-chis
  1. The act of purchasing back something previously sold
    "The company initiated a stock repurchase to boost shareholder value";
    - redemption, buyback
Verb: repurchase  ree'pur-chis
  1. Buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
    "He repurchased the house that his father sold years ago";
    - buy back

Derived forms: repurchasing, repurchased, repurchases

Type of: buy, purchase

Encyclopedia: Repurchase