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reschedule verb

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Definition

to agree a new and later date for something to happen
I rescheduled my doctor's appointment for later in the week.
specialized to agree that money owed can be paid back at a later date
Banks have rescheduled the debts of many Third-World countries .

(Definition of reschedule verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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