buy back

recomprar

Pagar para recuperar algo que antes se vendió o se perdió.

En inglés sencillo: You pay to get something back after selling it or losing it.

• I want to buy back my bike.
• The company bought back its shares.
• Can we buy the house back from its new owner?

Cómo se usa: buy something back (She bought her old car back.); buy back something from someone (They bought back the land from the developer.)

Sinónimos: repurchase

Expresiones frecuentes: buy back shares, buy something back

permitir recomprar

Una cantidad de dinero permite recuperar algo que se había vendido o perdido.

En inglés sencillo: An amount of money pays for getting back something that was sold or lost.

• The prize money bought back our farm.
• Those profits will buy back the shares we sold.
• Her savings bought back the family jewelry.

Cómo se usa: money buys back something (The extra revenue bought back their former office.)

Expresiones frecuentes: profits buy back something, money buy something back