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reorder

reorder

1 3.0
An order placed again for the same goods
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈɔːrdər/
translation icon : reorden
  • Customers often ask about their reorder when items are running low.
  • reorder quantity
  • reorder level
  • reorder method

Examples

  • If the on-hand quantity is less than the predetermined reorder level, a reorder method is activated.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I want your reorder book.

  • Then it's probably the reorder counter.

  • Reader demand for the book would generally fail before reorders appeared.

    Blog text (5)
  • By May, every store had reordered, most placing multiple reorders.

    Blog text (24)
  • In supermarkets, computerized reorders are triggered by the bar-code entry at the check-out counter.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The store always keeps a record of your reorder to make future purchases easier.

  • I placed a reorder for the same items I bought last month.

Synonyms

repurchase
vsreorder
3 4.9

Buying back something that was sold before

repeats a request to a supplier to get more of the same goods

Surface Forms

reorder singular
reorders plural

Morphology

reorder = reorder (transparent) = re + order

The noun is a straightforward zero-derived use of the verb 'reorder' meaning an instance of ordering again.

Etymology

Reorder has two clear parts: re- meaning 'again' and order meaning 'a request' or 'a supply of goods'. So a reorder is a request you make 'again' for the same goods.