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Reinstate vs Reissue - What's the difference?

reinstate | reissue |

As verbs the difference between reinstate and reissue

is that reinstate is to restore somebody to a former position or rank while reissue is to issue again.

As a noun reissue is

something that has issued, or been issued again.

reinstate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To restore somebody to a former position or rank.
  • To bring back into use or existence.
  • Derived terms

    * reinstatement * reinstator

    reissue

    English

    Verb

    (reissu)
  • To issue again.
  • To reprint a series of postage stamps from old plates.
  • In patent law: to permit a patent with ministerial errors to be corrected and enforced for the remainder of the original term of the patent.
  • Derived terms

    * reissuer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that has issued, or been issued again.
  • A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates.