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Repurchase

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of repurchasing. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of purchasing back something previously sold wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.

    "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."

  2. 2
    buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From re- + purchase.

Etymology 2

From re- + purchase.

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