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buy back

VERB
bribe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy off corrupt entice pay off seduce tempt
STRONG
approach buy coax fix influence instigate lubricate lure pervert reward soap square suborn sugar tamper tip
WEAK
do business get at get to grease palm make a deal oil palm sweeten the pot take care of
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone straighten
VERB
redeem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pay off reclaim recoup regain repay restore win back
STRONG
cash change cover defray discharge exchange purchase ransom recapture reinstate repossess repurchase retrieve settle
WEAK
buy off call in cash in get back make good replevin replevy take in trade in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forfeit lose
STRONG
hold keep
WEAK
abandon disregard ignore

Example Sentences

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Google parent Alphabet didn’t buy back any stock in the latest quarter, after repurchasing around $15.1 billion in the same period a year before.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Activist investor Jana Partners urged Markel to sell noninsurance units and buy back $2 billion of stock, or nearly 10% of market value.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

DuPont DD -1.79%decrease; red down pointing triangle de Nemours lifted its outlook and plans to buy back $275 million of stock after swinging to a profit in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Because of that pressure, both Meta and Alphabet opted not to buy back any shares in the first quarter after spending a combined $28 billion on share repurchases in the first quarter of 2025.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Now this guy calls and says he’d like to buy back the original six credit default swaps Scion had bought in May.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis