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recomprar

to repurchase

verb rreh-kohm-PRAHR Rare

Also means

to buy back

Usage Note

Recomprar means to buy back something previously sold, as in a company buying back its own shares (recompra de acciones). The corresponding noun is recompra. It is a regular verb. In commercial contexts it also refers to a retailer re-purchasing stock from a supplier, and in everyday speech simply to buying something again.

Examples

"La empresa decidió recomprar sus propias acciones."

Natural Translation

The company decided to buy back its own shares.

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