rebook

verb

re·​book (ˌ)rē-ˈbu̇k 

rebooked; rebooking; rebooks

transitive + intransitive

: to book again or anew

rebooking the passengers on other flights

The band had to rebook their shows.

rebook a hotel room

Seats were still hard to come by as passengers scrambled to rebook flights.

—Corilyn Shropshire

… was rebooked on suspicion of battery against a correctional officer after an incident that took place while he was in custody.

—Gus Thomson

When I tried to rebook, an agent told me there were no options in the Caribbean for the same dates.

—Christopher Elliott

Examples of rebook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Major carriers are required to automatically rebook passengers whose flights are canceled at no charge — or refund the airfare if the passenger decides not to accept the new flight. —Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025

Others flying in from San Diego for the celebrations had been impacted by the FAA cuts and had to rebook their flights to make it in time. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

And six of the 10 will rebook on a competitor’s airline if the delay is their fault. —Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025

In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, airlines should have the capacity to rebook passengers. —Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rebook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• hornbook