repurchase agreement
noun
re·pur·chase agreement
(ˌ)rē-ˈpər-chəs- 
: a contract giving the seller of securities (such as treasury bills) the right to repurchase after a stated period and the buyer the right to retain interest earnings
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The sale was part of a share repurchase agreement the two parties reached back in April.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
The company finances its portfolio primarily through repurchase agreements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Deposits, including repurchase agreements, were $5.1 billion, reflecting growth from the prior quarter and year-end 2023.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The central bank also cut the benchmark interest rate on seven-day reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points to 1.5%.
—Anniek Bao,sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
The company finances its portfolio primarily through repurchase agreements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Deposits, including repurchase agreements, were $5.1 billion, reflecting growth from the prior quarter and year-end 2023.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The central bank also cut the benchmark interest rate on seven-day reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points to 1.5%.
—Anniek Bao,sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for repurchase agreement
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“Repurchase agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repurchase%20agreement. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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