Repurchase Meaning
/riˈpɜrtʃəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
nounThe act of repurchasing.
Sentence Examples
The company announced a plan to repurchase its own shares.
He decided to repurchase the family home years after it was sold.
The corporation announced a plan to repurchase its own shares.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After she finished the first bottle, she decided to ____ the same shampoo at the store.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company announced a share ____ program to return value to shareholders after a record year.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English purchase English repurchase From re- + purchase.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Fortunately, however, there was another of the class still in existence, which had been sold years ago to the East Kent Light Railway, and in 1946 the Southern was able to repurchase this engine and all three are now actively engaged in turn on the branch as B.R. Nos. 30582 to 30584."
— 1955 December, H. C. Casserley, “Pre-Grouping Locomotives on British Railways—4”, in Railway Magazine, page 822:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After she finished the first bottle, she decided to ____ the same shampoo at the store.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company announced a share ____ program to return value to shareholders after a record year.