Buyback definitions

An agreement to buy something in return, as by a supplier to buy its customer's product.

A sale whereby something sold is repurchased from the buyer by the seller or original owner.

The buying by a corporation of its own stock in the open market in order to reduce the number of outstanding shares.

An act of buying something that one previously sold or owned.

The repurchase of stock by the company that issued it, as to reduce holdings of a single investor or increase the value of shares by reducing their number.

The purchase of a company’s stock by that company.

The purchase of a position to offset a previously established short position.

A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.