reprint

reprint — verb

1. to produce new copies of a publication because the existing supply has run out o

1.verbtransitive / intransitiveB1
Definition

to produce new copies of a publication because the existing supply has run out or more are wanted

Example

The publisher decided to reprint the novel after it won a major literary award.

transitive: reprint + noun phrase (the novel)

Dahlia's photography book was so popular that the company had to reprint it twice.

have to reprint + object

Common collocations
  • reprint a book
  • reprint an article
  • reprint a novel
  • reprint an edition
Synonyms
  • reissue

    more formal; often involves new packaging or format

  • rerun

    informal; usually for magazines or newspaper articles

Grammar Patterns

reprint + noun phrase

reprint + (no object)

Usage Note

Frequently used in the passive voice when the focus is on the publication rather than the publisher.

Common Mistakes

The book will republish next month.
The book will be reprinted next month.
'republish' suggests a new edition with content changes, while 'reprint' keeps the same text.

reprint — noun

Word family

  • reprintable
    adjectiveB2
  • reprinted
    adjectiveB1
  • reprinting
    nounB2

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

A reprint keeps the exact same text as the original printing, while a new edition involves changes to the content. A reissue is similar to a reprint but may come with a new cover or different packaging, often as a marketing strategy. Second printing is a more casual term that simply specifies which batch of copies was produced — it is often used interchangeably with reprint, though reprint is the standard industry term. For example, a publisher might say 'the book is in its fourth reprint' to highlight continued demand, whereas 'the book is being reissued with a movie tie-in cover' signals a form of repackaging.

reprint ↗reissuenew editionsecond printing

Common collocations

Nouns

  • reprint edition
  • reprint request
  • reprint rights
  • reprint permission

Adverbs

  • later reprinted
  • frequently reprinted
  • widely reprinted
  • subsequently reprinted

Phrases

  • in its third reprint
  • out of print and then reprinted

Prepositions

  • reprint of
  • reprint from
  • reprint in

Etymology

FrenchEnglish

Reprint was formed in English by joining the prefix re- (meaning 'again') with the verb print, which comes from Old French preinte, meaning 'impression' or 'pressed mark'. The word has been in use since the 1500s to describe the act of printing something a second time.