reorder

1 of 2

verb

re·​or·​der (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-dər 

reordered; reordering; reorders

transitive verb

1

: to arrange in a different way

2

: to give a reorder for

intransitive verb

: to place a reorder

reorder

2 of 2

noun

: 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

But that clarity arrives at a moment when the whole market is being reordered around the same tension between distribution and creation. — Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

With just four laps remaining, there was every prospect of the race finishing under caution as there wouldn’t be time to reorder the cars and then conduct a restart. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Noun

Score your top 10 initiatives on value, confidence and cost of delay, and see what reorders. — Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Since this is the label’s initial foray into jeans, the Western Hemisphere will be leveraged to fill reorder requests quickly based on the response to styles in the market. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1579, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reorder

• boarder
• border
• corder
• order
• warder
• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• suborder
• transborder

Kids Definition

reorder

1 of 2 verb

re·​or·​der (ˈ)rē-ˈȯrd-ər 

1

: to arrange in a different way

2

: to place a reorder

reorder

2 of 2 noun

: an order like a previous order placed with the same supplier