re·gift
(ˌ)rē-ˈgift 
regifted; regifting; regifts
: to give someone a gift that was previously received from someone else
: to give (a previously received gift) to someone else
regifter
noun
: something given as a gift that the giver has previously received as a gift from someone else
Make sure the regift recipient doesn't frequent the same social circles that the original gift-giver does.—
Chris Mautner
Chris MautnerExamples of regift in a Sentence
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H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Also, don’t regift something someone made special for you.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
By early November, No Kid Hungry had used the generosity to regift $34.5 million to more than 1,200 schools, food banks and community organizations, with plans to distribute an additional $28 million by the end of the year, said Shore, who founded the nonprofit.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
To find a use or place for it, to regift or dispose of it responsibly, to show somewhat unfelt gratitude for it, to tamp down the guilt of costing someone money and being a helpless party to natural resource depletion.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
Similarly, a series of studies conducted in 2012 showed that people overestimate the extent to which givers are offended by a recipient’s decision to regift.
—Annie Midori Atherton, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2022
Still, some celebs regift the bags or turn them down.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
Except, of course, someone who gets Covid-19 can regift it to others.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 23 Apr. 2021
Holguin Pineda was intrigued by the Facebook group, one of a network of thousands across the world where people regift items to neighbors instead of throwing them away.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Ask Amy: My son’s girlfriend’s snobby parents sent us a regift
Miss Manners: Do guests always have to reciprocate invitations?
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
More:Closet shoppers regift reveals uncomfortable dynamic More:A friend with many secrets demands silence
And – not to put too fine a point on it, but casinos are also dens of iniquity.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
Recommend a registry or regift Boxer also recommends using a gift registry, like Giftster, CheckedTwice or Amazon’s Wish List, to provide specific suggestions.
—Kim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2019
Gerwig’s is a regift of sorts, considering that this will technically be the eighth version of Alcott’s 1868 novel to appear on the big screen.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
No one wants to give a present that ends up relegated to the regift pile.
—The Cut, 16 Dec. 2017
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Verb
And then easy to wrap again when the recipient decides to regift it.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Also, don’t regift something someone made special for you.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
By early November, No Kid Hungry had used the generosity to regift $34.5 million to more than 1,200 schools, food banks and community organizations, with plans to distribute an additional $28 million by the end of the year, said Shore, who founded the nonprofit.
—Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
To find a use or place for it, to regift or dispose of it responsibly, to show somewhat unfelt gratitude for it, to tamp down the guilt of costing someone money and being a helpless party to natural resource depletion.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
Similarly, a series of studies conducted in 2012 showed that people overestimate the extent to which givers are offended by a recipient’s decision to regift.
—Annie Midori Atherton, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2022
Still, some celebs regift the bags or turn them down.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
Except, of course, someone who gets Covid-19 can regift it to others.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 23 Apr. 2021
Holguin Pineda was intrigued by the Facebook group, one of a network of thousands across the world where people regift items to neighbors instead of throwing them away.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
Noun
Finally, for your charitable regift to be effective, some special language in the paperwork is required.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Ask Amy: My son’s girlfriend’s snobby parents sent us a regift
Miss Manners: Do guests always have to reciprocate invitations?
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
More:Closet shoppers regift reveals uncomfortable dynamic More:A friend with many secrets demands silence
And – not to put too fine a point on it, but casinos are also dens of iniquity.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
Recommend a registry or regift Boxer also recommends using a gift registry, like Giftster, CheckedTwice or Amazon’s Wish List, to provide specific suggestions.
—Kim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2019
Gerwig’s is a regift of sorts, considering that this will technically be the eighth version of Alcott’s 1868 novel to appear on the big screen.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
No one wants to give a present that ends up relegated to the regift pile.
—The Cut, 16 Dec. 2017
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“Regift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regift. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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