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buyback

[bahy-bak] / ˈbaɪˌbæk /
NOUN
concession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledgment admission compromise deal grant permit privilege
STRONG
allowance assent authorization boon confession cop-out indulgence permission rollback sellout surrender trade-off warrant
WEAK
giveback giving-in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
STRONG
denial
WEAK
difference disputation fighting protest refusal repudiation

Example Sentences

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Morgan Stanley views Bank of Queensland’s planned whole-of-loan sale, on-market buyback and special dividend as positive, analysts Richard Wiles and Sally Hong say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“So it’s a buyback and a re-listing proposal, with a price marked at Pershing Square target price.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

And it announced a $5 billion share buyback plan, up from its prior buyback plan of $3 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The planned returns are in addition to a current 1 billion pound buyback that is underway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Another staple of 1990s crime fighting—and of the evening news—was the gun buyback.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt