regift
verb
re·gift
(ˌ)rē-ˈgift 
regifted; regifting; regifts
: to give someone a gift that was previously received from someone else
: to give (a previously received gift) to someone else
regifter
noun
Examples of regift in a Sentence
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Dunk regifts it to Raymun so the animal can live out its days in an orchard.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
To regift or not to regift is the age old Christmas etiquette question that comes up every year.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
And then easy to wrap again when the recipient decides to regift it.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Also, don’t regift something someone made special for you.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
Similarly, a series of studies conducted in 2012 showed that people overestimate the extent to which givers are offended by a recipient’s decision to regift.
—Annie Midori Atherton, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2022
Still, some celebs regift the bags or turn them down.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
By early November, No Kid Hungry had used the generosity to regift $34.5 million to more than 1,200 schools, food banks and community organizations, with plans to distribute an additional $28 million by the end of the year, said Shore, who founded the nonprofit.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
To regift or not to regift is the age old Christmas etiquette question that comes up every year.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
And then easy to wrap again when the recipient decides to regift it.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Also, don’t regift something someone made special for you.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
Similarly, a series of studies conducted in 2012 showed that people overestimate the extent to which givers are offended by a recipient’s decision to regift.
—Annie Midori Atherton, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2022
Still, some celebs regift the bags or turn them down.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
By early November, No Kid Hungry had used the generosity to regift $34.5 million to more than 1,200 schools, food banks and community organizations, with plans to distribute an additional $28 million by the end of the year, said Shore, who founded the nonprofit.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
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“Regift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regift. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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