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買い戻す

かいもどす

N2buy back · repurchase

Examples

手放した祖父の時計を後になって買い戻した。

会社は市場に出た自社株を買い戻す方針だ。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 買い戻す (かいもどす) is a transitive verb for buying back something sold or placed on a market.
  • Basic usage: A sold family watch is later recovered by purchase; a company plans to repurchase its shares.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Personal item bought back and corporate share repurchase
    • Objects are 時計を and 自社株を. The first is completed; the second remains policy.

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