reorder
reorder — verb
1. to ask for an additional supply of an item from the company that originally prov
to ask for an additional supply of an item from the company that originally provided it, because you have sold or used nearly all of what you had.
When the bookshop sold out of the textbook, Andrei reordered fifty copies from the publisher.
transitive: reorder + quantity + from + supplier
The hospital pharmacy checks stock each week and reorders any medicine that is low.
transitive with object as 'any medicine'
If you reorder the same items every month, the supplier may offer you a discount.
The cafe ran out of oat milk, so the manager reordered from the local dairy.
Faisal set the system to reorder toner automatically when stock falls below ten units.
- restock
focuses on filling shelves or inventory again, not necessarily ordering from a supplier
- replenish
broader — can mean refilling anything used up, not just stock in a business context
- order more
more general; does not imply a repeat of a previous order
- cancel
to stop an order that was placed
文法句型
reorder + noun phrase (transitive)
reorder + from + supplier
reorder (intransitive — no object needed)
用法筆記
Common in business and retail contexts. The object is typically a product that sells regularly. When used intransitively, the supplier is often specified with 'from'.
常見錯誤
2. to give a different sequence or arrangement to a set of items, data, or steps, a
to give a different sequence or arrangement to a set of items, data, or steps, altering their existing order.
Antonia reordered the playlist so that the slow songs played before the fast ones.
reorder + noun phrase + 'so that' clause
The teacher asked her students to reorder the sentences in the correct chronological sequence.
infinitive pattern: asked + to reorder
Faisal reordered his folders by putting the urgent projects at the top.
The app lets you reorder home-screen icons by holding and dragging each one.
Xiu reordered her presentation slides after the client wanted the budget section first.
- rearrange
broader — can mean changing physical positions, not just sequence
- resequence
more technical; specifically about changing numerical or chronological order
- reorganise
broader — can involve grouping or categorising, not just ordering
- sort
often implies putting in a standard order (e.g. alphabetical, numerical) rather than a custom order
文法句型
reorder + noun phrase (set/list/sequence of items)
用法筆記
The object is typically a set, list, sequence, or collection of items — not a single item. Distinguished from 'rearrange' in that 'reorder' specifically changes the sequence or ranking, while 'rearrange' may also change physical positions without changing order.
常見錯誤
reorder — noun
1. a request for more of a product that you have already ordered from the same supp
a request for more of a product that you have already ordered from the same supplier before, usually because the first batch has sold or been used.
The warehouse processed a reorder for five hundred water bottles after the shipment sold out.
a reorder + for + quantity + product
Emma placed a reorder for fabric samples she had used in her furniture line.
collocation: place a reorder + for + product
The bakery gets a standing reorder from the hotel every Tuesday for two hundred croissants.
Our system flags any product whose stock drops below the minimum reorder level.
- repeat order
equivalent; slightly more formal in some contexts
- replenishment order
more technical; used in supply chain management
文法句型
place/make + a reorder + for + product
a reorder + of + quantity
用法筆記
Usually countable — you place 'a reorder' or 'several reorders'. Common in inventory management with phrases like 'reorder point' and 'reorder level', which refer to the minimum stock quantity that triggers a new order.