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reissue

American  
[ree-ish-oo, -is-yoo] / riˈɪʃ u, -ˈɪs yu /

noun

  1. something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.

  2. an official reprinting of a postage stamp after the original printing has been stopped.


verb (used with object)

reissued, reissuing
  1. to issue again.

verb (used without object)

reissued, reissuing
  1. to come forth or flow out again.

reissue British  
/ ˌriːˈɪʃjuː /

verb

  1. to issue (a recording, book, etc) again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something, esp a recording or book, which has been issued again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • reissuable adjective

Etymology

Origin of reissue

First recorded in 1610–20; re- + issue

Example Sentences

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The bill would make it easier to reissue postal votes and to allow voters to switch voting methods in certain circumstances, for example where their postal vote has not arrived.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

This is more than a reissue; it is a reclamation and a delightfully obstreperous collection of material.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

These days, he is a music entrepreneur helping punk heroes get their music rights in order and reissue seminal albums, many from the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Something I see on this new reissue is that there’s going to be a lot of recordings from that live 1996 tour right after the release of the album.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

I won’t get a medal, and I jolly well don’t want or deserve one, but I won’t lose my license, either—I mean, you could say I’ve already lost it myself, but they’ll reissue it.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein