reship

American  

[ree-ship] / riˈʃɪp /

verb (used with object)

reshipped, reshipping

1. to ship again.

2. to transfer from one ship to another.

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verb (used without object)

reshipped, reshipping

1. to go on a ship again.

2. (of a member of a ship's crew) to sign up for another voyage.

Other Word Forms

• reshipment noun

Etymology

Origin of reship

First recorded in 1645–55; re- + ship ¹

Example Sentences

The Indeed website warns: “During the holiday season, scammers might also seek gift wrappers. In this variation of the reshipping scam, you’d receive a package at your home, gift wrap it and then reship it.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

It ricocheted, producing so many Amazon orders that Hyperion had to reship hardcovers.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2010

Manufacturers in Rochester could send goods to New York City and reship them to Cincinnati, back through Rochester, for less than the rate direct to their destination.

From The United States Since the Civil War by Lingley, Charles Ramsdell

I had taken passage on one of the regular steamers from Manila to Hong Kong, and was to reship from there.

From Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos by Kayme, Sargent

And also swear that they will reship any teas that may be consigned to them by the said Company, by the first vessel sailing for London.

From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)