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Buyback

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000816

The repurchase by a company of its own outstanding shares from the open market. This action reduces the number of outstanding shares, which can increase earnings per share and stock price. Companies may also buy back products from customers, such as defective goods or items under a guarantee.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000816
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000816",
  "term": "Buyback",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The repurchase by a company of its own outstanding shares from the open market. This action reduces the number of outstanding shares, which can increase earnings per share and stock price. Companies may also buy back products from customers, such as defective goods or items under a guarantee.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/buyback/"
}

Record 622 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.