reopen /; AmE / verb

1 [+ obj or no obj]

to open a shop/store, etc. again, or to be opened again, after being closed for a period of time:

The market has reopened after the New Year break.

The ports were reopened temporarily Wednesday night.

2 [+ obj or no obj]

to deal with or begin sth again after a period of time; to start again after a period of time:

Management have agreed to reopen talks with the union.

The trial reopened on 6 March.

to reopen a discussion

3 (Finance ) [+ obj]

in the US, to issue additional amounts of an existing bond, etc. with the same maturity date and rate of interest as the original

reopening /; AmE / noun [U; sing.]:

the reopening of merger talks

Freddie Mac sold $2 billion of notes in a reopening.

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