reorder

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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

The Dodgers reordered their rotation to give Ohtani seven days between his first two starts of the season. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Being an irrelevant subject in the production of capital is an increasingly common positionality—and this is especially true for people who have been displaced by war or whose national economy has been significantly reordered by neoliberal reform. —Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Noun

Lerner’s voice is one that interrupts itself, repeats history, and reorders the world. —Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

There doesn’t seem to be a time limit for the reorder, either. —Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 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

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

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