# buyback

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,597

## Definitions
1. The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
2. A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers.
3. A free drink given to a patron by a bartender.

## Etymology
Deverbal from buy back.

## Easily confused with
- **Burbank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burbank-vs-buyback)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbuyback`, `bubyack`, `buyabck`, `buybacck`, `buybackk`, `buybakc`, `buybback`, `buybcak`, `buyyback`, `byuback`, `ubyback`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buyback