repurchase — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.

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   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.

Noun

1. The act of repurchasing.

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   • Uncountable

Noun

1. the act of purchasing back something previously sold

   Synonyms

   redemptionbuyback

   Broader terms

   purchase

Verb

1. buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away

   Synonyms

   buy back

   Broader terms

   buypurchase

   Examples

   He bought back the house that his father sold years ago