repurchase

Examples

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• The Board's authorization of the new share repurchase program builds on the Company's 28-year history of ongoing share repurchases.

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• Investors were excited about the announcement of a $10 billion repurchase of company shares.

• It's the only thing that is a repurchase here and that is the lip glass in see through.

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• Unfortunately, too often we see management undertake a share repurchase plan at indiscriminate prices.

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• But share repurchases actually are tax preferred relative to dividends.

• The company's recent stock repurchase plan aims to boost shareholder confidence.

• Last quarter, the firm's repurchase of $5 million in stock helped increase its market value.

Synonyms

B

buyback

vsrepurchase

• Specialized

11 5.9

An agreement where someone buys back something they sold before, often a company buying its own shares

is used more broadly beyond corporate stock or assets

R

redemption

vsrepurchase

• Formal

3 6.0

Buying back something you sold or left with someone to get money

is the broad term not limited to financial or legal situations

S

stock buyback

vsrepurchase

• Specialized

2 6.4

A company buying its own shares to raise their value or return money to owners

is the general act that applies beyond corporate share transactions

R

reacquisition

vsrepurchase

1 7.2

Getting something back that was once lost, sold, or given away

focuses specifically on recovering items that were previously sold

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