Standard Lemma guide

repurchase

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of repurchasing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of purchasing back something previously sold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redemption, buyback

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: purchase

4

verb

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He bought back the house that his father sold years ago

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buy back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: buy, purchase

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English purchase English repurchase From re- + purchase.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: takaisinosto — act of repurchasing
  • Finnish: jälleenhankinta — act of repurchasing
  • Greek: επαναγορά (epanagorá) — act of repurchasing
  • Manx: aachionnaghey — act of repurchasing
  • Polish: odkup — act of repurchasing
  • Finnish: ostaa takaisin — to buy back
  • Greek: επαναγοράζω (epanagorázo) — to buy back
  • Latin: redimō — to buy back
  • Manx: aachionnee — to buy back
  • Polish: odkupywać — to buy back
  • Polish: odkupić — to buy back