SINCE 1828
reorder
verb
re·or·der
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-dər
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reordered;
reordering;
reorders
Definition of reorder
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to place a reorder
reorder
nounDefinition of reorder (Entry 2 of 2)
: an order like a previous order placed with the same supplier
Examples of reorder in a Sentence
Verb
I had to reorder the shirt because they sent the wrong size. The book sold out the first day, and the store reordered 500 copies. Call us when you're ready to reorder. You need to reorder your priorities. The coach reordered the batting lineup. After her husband's death, she reordered her life.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
President Donald Trump, who took the reins of the US economy from Barack Obama in 2017, has aggressively tried to reorder the US position on global trade. — Rich Barbieri, CNN, "Economists' fears of a 2020 recession in the US surge," 6 June 2019 The rebuilding making us reorder the politics of the new society. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, ""The Society" Star Gideon Adlon on Why She Fell in Love with the Creepy Series," 15 May 2019 Rapid, profound changes tied to high atmospheric temperatures, a direct result of climate change, may be reordering the region’s physical makeup. — Dan Joling, The Seattle Times, "Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists," 16 Apr. 2019 Starting in August, the default Smartwater order on Amazon Dash — a service that lets customers automatically reorder certain products — changed from a six-pack that cost $6.99 to a $37.20 24-pack, raising the price per bottle from $1.17 to $1.55. — Gaby Del Valle, Vox, "Amazon is asking brands to change the way their products are packaged — and some are doing it," 17 Dec. 2018 Amazon’s Prime Pantry program now ships non-perishable goods and household supplies, while its programmable Dash buttons now let Prime customers reorder everyday items like laundry detergent in mere seconds. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Amazon and Walmart’s rivalry is reshaping how we’ll buy everything in the future," 3 Aug. 2018 In the ‘90s, David Bowie helped develop an app called the Verbasizer, which took literary source material and randomly reordered the words to create new combinations that could be used as lyrics. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "How AI-generated music is changing the way hits are made," 31 Aug. 2018 Instead of seeing a hodgepodge of products, shoppers will more often see which products are selling best in their city or past purchases that can be reordered quickly, shown with high-quality photos of people using products. — Sarah Nassauer, WSJ, "Walmart Is Making Its Website a Little Less Like Walmart," 17 Apr. 2018 In tests of the new tool, Twitter found that reordering replies resulted in an 8% drop in abuse reports, Ms. Harvey said. — Georgia Wells, WSJ, "Twitter Makes Tweaks to Punish ‘Troll-Like Behavior’," 15 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The reorder buffer is larger, enabling more out-of-order instructions in flight, and the load and store buffers are also larger, enabling more in-flight memory operations. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Intel unveils a new architecture for 2019: Sunny Cove," 12 Dec. 2018 Five minutes later the dress was sold out—and reorders were pouring in. — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, "Kate's Iconic Issa Engagement Dress Is Back on the Racks," 18 Mar. 2018 The company is trying a variety of strategies to drive sales online, including subscription options on Amazon, where shoppers get a lower price on products such as belVita breakfast cookies in exchange for signing up for automatic reorders. — Annie Gasparro And Heather Haddon, WSJ, "Can Food Companies Get People to Make Impulse Purchases Online?," 15 Oct. 2017 In fact, Walmart, which went live with voice shopping last week, is integrating its easy reorder feature — which has data on both store and online purchases — into Google Express. — Anne D'innocenzio, USA TODAY, "Target joins other retailers in offering voice shopping," 12 Oct. 2017 And an in-store sale could easily become an online reorder if the customer and his or her pet enjoys the product. — Daniel B. Kline, USA TODAY, "Target is going after the four-legged market," 11 Aug. 2017 As Bustle first noticed, the company's website offers shoppers the option to set up automatic reorders on almost any non-limited edition Lush product. — Andrea Park, Glamour, "ICYMI: Lush Has a Subscription Service for Nearly Every Product," 3 Aug. 2017 BANKING ON LOYALTY Convenience can come in the form of Dash buttons, which put reorders of baby wipes or coffee beans a finger-press away. — Washington Post, "Amazon isn’t technically dominant, but it pervades our lives," 19 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reorder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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reorder
verb
English Language Learners Definition of reorder
: to order (something) again
: to arrange (something) in a different order
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