re-bookv.
/riːˈbʊk/, U.S. /riˈbʊk/ transitive. To book again (cf. book v. 3, 3d). Also intransitive.
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society > trade and finance > buying > buy [verb (transitive)] > pay to reserve (place, seat, etc.) > again
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the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > obtain or acquire in a certain way > by asking, entreaty, or importunity > book
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the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (intransitive)] > by entreaty > by ordering or booking
warn1530
indent1829
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1846 Guide Anc. City Chester 12 Passengers cannot be re-booked at the Road Side Stations by the same Train.
1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 228 At Stockport the plaintiff re-booked to Ashton-under-Lyne.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 8/3 Such a bylaw..compels a passenger to get out and rebook, even though he miss his train.
1932 J. P. Pearson Railways & Scenery III. 1894 My luggage having to be re-booked at Kharbine, he advised me to adopt a like procedure.
1978 ‘S. Woods’ Exit Murderer 55 I've re-booked your room for you.
2002 ‘H. Hill’ Flight from Deathrow xxv. 154 They're falling over themselves to rebook him.
Derivatives
reˈbooking n.
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1851 Times 28 Feb. 7/1 The loss to the company by the splitting of fares and rebooking.
1960 Jrnl. Criminal Law 51 58/2 In many instances fingerprints of persons arrested were not forwarded to this agency, while others were duplicated in re-booking procedures.
1998 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 3 Mar. 4 The success of the..project is reflected in the..many rebookings from schools and organisations that have used the boat before.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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