verb
- past tense and past participle of repurchase; bought back something that was previously sold
Usage: business; finance
Examples
- The company repurchased its own shares to increase stock value.
- She repurchased the family home after winning the lottery.
- The manufacturer repurchased defective products from retailers.
- They repurchased the land they had sold years earlier.
- The corporation repurchased bonds before their maturity date.
- He repurchased his grandfather’s watch at an auction.