buyback en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbaɪˌbæk/
Etymology
Deverbal from buy back.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
Infosys Ltd., Bengaluru-based tech services and digital transformation firm, has announced its biggest-ever share buyback of ₹18,000 crore at a 19% premium, as per a regulatory filing it made in the late evening on Thursday. […] This is Infosys' 5th buyback. 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 since the company's listing”, in The Hindu:
- (countable, uncountable) A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
- (countable) A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| buybacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (7)
pl wykup (repurchase of something previously sold) · fr rétrocession (repurchase of something previously sold) · es recompra accionaria (repurchase of something previously sold) · es recompra (repurchase of something previously sold) · is endurkaup (repurchase of something previously sold) · sv återköp (repurchase of something previously sold) · fi takaisinosto (repurchase of something previously sold)