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buy back

VERB
  1. buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
    He bought back the house that his father sold years ago

How To Use buy back In A Sentence

  • A fighting fund of more than £100,000 has been spent to buy back spare tickets and keep them from the backstreet hustlers, whom many blame for pricing ordinary spectators out of leading sports venues.
  • Depending on your circumstances, you might prefer to buy back your share of the business at a much reduced cost to settle the residual debt. Times, Sunday Times
  • Proponents of protecting these lands hope to work with oil and gas leaseholders to buy back or let these leases expire (leases are issued on ten-year terms, unless held by production, unitized with others that are, or if the clock is stopped due to legal challenges or other administrative action). Rep. Salazar Stands Up for West Slope Ranchers, Local Communities
  • A Morrison spokesman would not deny a report that the brothers might buy back the company.
  • The council had no legal obligation to buy back the property and previous repurchases were virtually unheard of.
  • Third, an Esop can be used to buy back shares from existing employee shareholders.
  • The bank will supply and buy back foreign currency.
  • The firm's shareholders thought the firm was "overcapitalized," and often asked when the firm would buy back shares. Bear Stearns Execs Blame Outsiders For Firm's Failure
  • Recent changes in the law now allow leaseholders to buy back the freehold. The Sun
  • This is the compost made by councils from the contents of your kitchen and garden waste bins, which you then buy back in a tidy circle. Times, Sunday Times
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