redeliver

verb

re·​de·​liv·​er (ˌ)rē-di-ˈli-vər 

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redelivered; redelivering; redelivers

transitive verb

: to deliver (something) again: such as

a

: to deliver (a letter, a package, etc.) again and usually to a different destination

redelivering misdelivered mail

had the box redelivered to her work address

also : to deliver (something) after a previous failed attempt to do so

If no one is home to sign for the package, it could sit in a warehouse until it can be redelivered.

—Sharon Cohoon

The server waits before trying to redeliver the message.

b

: to present or convey (something, such as a speech) again or differently

The mayor redelivered a shortened version of her first state of the city address to the group during its luncheon Monday at the Park Inn.

—Ignazio Messina

The public is consuming content across numerous platforms and in non-linear fashion, meaning successful marketing campaigns can no longer simply redeliver the same message or ad already running on TV.

—Katie McQuater

For the last couple of years, he's made a cottage industry of lifting bits of old hip-hop songs and redelivering them in his sleepy drawl …

—Jon Caramanica

redelivery

(ˌ)rē-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē 

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noun

plural redeliveries

Residents who do not receive a print guide by March 7 may call the Park District … to request prompt redelivery.

—Chicago Tribune

Examples of redeliver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reviewing the team and company mission helps redeliver the company goals to everyone. —Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2022

Tye said Amazon is now in possession of all packages recovered at the Luther residence so the company can redeliver them. —Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022

Rolls-Royce plan to redeliver the first bomber with new F130 engines replacing the 1960s-vintage TF33s. —David Axe, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021

On second thought, let McCarthy redeliver his philosophy on challenging players’ effort. —Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined above