reissue
verb, noun
reissue is a verb meaning “To issue again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-I-S-S-U-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears 1.0 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does reissue mean?
verb
- 1
To issue again.
- 2
To reprint a series of postage stamps from old plates.
- 3
In patent law: to permit a patent with ministerial errors to be corrected and enforced for the remainder of the original term of the patent.
noun
- 1
Something that has issued, or been issued again.
Copies of the original comic are valued by collectors, but the reissues are worthless.
- 2
A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce reissue?
Reissue has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of reissue
- reissues present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- reissuing participle, present
- reissued participle, past
- re-issue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is reissue?
Reissue appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with reissue
Also written: re-issue (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does reissue come from?
From re- + issue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).