redeliver

[ ree-di-liv-er ]

verb (used with object)

1. to deliver again.
2. to deliver back; return.

Other Words From

• rede·liver·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of redeliver¹

First recorded in 1485–95; re- + deliver

Example Sentences

So, we’re in a bit of a holding pattern, waiting for the right season to redeliver the vessel back to the United States.

From Slate

You’re not trying to relive “Mezzanine,” and you’re not trying redeliver “Mezzanine” to the audience.

From New York Times

I did not recognize her from the neighborhood on my security camera, so I have to assume she went out of her way to redeliver the package.

From Seattle Times

Ginsburg’s answer was an applause line from the moment she said it, so much so that later interviewers have prompted her to redeliver it, and the audio has gotten applause at past performances of the play.

From Slate

“Rather than leaving the package at a door, some carriers want customers to come to their location to collect the package, while others might redeliver,” Loren VandenBerghe, director of transportation for Nordstrom, told us.

From Salon