stock repurchase
1Stock repurchase — A firm s repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
2stock repurchase — A firm s repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
3repurchase — re·pur·chase 1 /ˌrē pər chəs/ vt chased, chas·ing: to buy back repurchase shares of stock repurchase 2 n: the act or an instance of purchasing something again or back; specif: a corporation s buying back of some of its stock at market price (as… …
4stock — The goods and wares of a merchant or tradesman, kept for sale and traffic. In a larger sense, the capital of a merchant or other person, including his merchandise, money, and credits, or, in other words, the entire property employed in business.… …
5repurchase — Ⅰ. repurchase UK US /ˌriːˈpɜːtʃəs/ verb [T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► to buy back shares, bonds, etc. that you previously sold: »Our objective is to use surplus cash to repurchase shares. Ⅱ. repurchase UK US /ˌriːˈpɜːtʃəs/ noun [C or U] also… …
6repurchase agreement — ( RP) A form of secured, short term borrowing in which a security is sold with a simultaneous agreement to buy it back from the purchaser at a future date. The purchase and sales agreements are simultaneous but the transactions are not. The sale… …
7repurchase rate — UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► REPO RATE(Cf. ↑repo rate) …
8Stock market — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
9Repurchase agreement — An agreement with a commitment by the seller ( dealer) to buy a security back from the purchaser ( customer) at a specified price at a designated future date. Also called a repo, it represents a collateralized short term loan, where the… …
10Repurchase of stock — Device to pay cash to firm s shareholders that provides more preferable tax treatment for shareholders than dividends. Treasury stock is the name given to previously issued stock that has been repurchased by the firm. A repurchase is achieved… …
