rebook

verb

re·​book (ˌ)rē-ˈbu̇k How to pronounce rebook (audio)
rebooked; rebooking; rebooks

transitive + intransitive

: to book again or anew
rebooking the passengers on other flights
The band had to rebook their shows.
rebook a hotel room
Seats were still hard to come by as passengers scrambled to rebook flights.Corilyn Shropshire
… was rebooked on suspicion of battery against a correctional officer after an incident that took place while he was in custody.Gus Thomson
When I tried to rebook, an agent told me there were no options in the Caribbean for the same dates.Christopher Elliott

Examples of rebook in a Sentence

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However, passengers take the risk of losing inclusions from their initial booking – such as prepaid gratuities – and could have to cancel and rebook their cruise in order to get the lower price. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025 American has issued a travel alert allowing customers affected by the storm to rebook their flights without change fees. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025 Passengers who were booked to fly Sunday or Monday, January 5-6, can rebook for a flight traveling through Monday, January 13. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 Impacted travelers may rebook flights without penalty. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rebook

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rebook was in 1846

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“Rebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebook. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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