Repurchase (verb)

  1. To buy back something that was previously sold or owned.
  2. To buy again something that was previously bought.

Origin:

The word is formed by combining the prefix "re-" meaning "again" and the verb "purchase" meaning "to acquire something by paying for it".

Examples:

  1. The company decided to repurchase the shares that it had previously sold.
  2. The investor repurchased the stock at a lower price.
  3. The company decided to repurchase the land that it had previously sold.
  4. The customer repurchased the product after realizing it was defective.
  5. The company repurchased the equipment it had previously leased.
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