reissue

verb

re·​is·​sue (ˌ)rē-ˈi-(ˌ)shü How to pronounce reissue (audio)
 chiefly British  -ˈi-(ˌ)syü
reissued; reissuing; reissues

intransitive verb

: to come forth again

transitive verb

: to issue again
especially : to cause to become available again
reissue noun

Examples of reissue in a Sentence

The publisher has decided to reissue the author's out-of-print books.
Recent Examples on the Web Thirty-three cases were dismissed over concerns that the summonses were not properly delivered, though the Sheriff’s Office has begun to reissue them. Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024 For instance, the state said clerks who could not reissue license plates that had been canceled in the old system would have to contact the KAVIS support desk in order to get the issue resolved. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 Intellectual publishing houses are also reissuing antiwar books that are difficult for the authorities to object to, such as the 1945 lectures of the German-Swiss philosopher Karl Jaspers on the collective guilt and responsibility of the Germans and Leo Tolstoy’s blistering articles against war. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2023 But then, her lawyers say, the agency ignored its own decision and reissued the overpayment charge. Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for reissue 

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Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of reissue was in 1613

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“Reissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reissue. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

reissue

verb
re·​is·​sue -ˈish-ü How to pronounce reissue (audio)
: to issue again
especially : to cause to become available again
reissue a stamp
reissue noun

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