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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Check the basket capacity, expected flight duration, cancellation and refund policy, and whether the operator will rebook you if weather intervenes. Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 But a conversation, however intelligent, cannot ticket a multi-carrier itinerary, process a refund or rebook a family when a flight is canceled at midnight. Dana Dunne, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Delta would typically keep customers on their existing flights or automatically rebook them on a new one in the event of a significant delay. Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 When pilots’ calculations show that an aircraft cannot safely depart, the companies decide to reduce cargo, carry less fuel, wait for cooler temperatures or even ask passengers to rebook on another flight. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 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 4 Sep. 2026.

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