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Repost

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˌriːˈpoʊst/verbCore term

In social media & content creation, repost means: To share someone else's post again on your own account or story, usually with credit to the original creator.

In Turkish: yeniden paylaşmak, repost etmek

How it is used

Brands repost customer photos, and several apps have a Repost button. Good practice is to ask first and credit the creator, for example 'Reposted with permission from @…'. On X, the old 'retweet' is now called a repost.

Example sentences

  1. Can we repost your photo of our café? We'll tag you, of course.

  2. That account reposted my video without giving me credit.

Common collocations

  • repost a photo
  • repost with credit
  • repost to your story
  • ask before reposting
  • shareTo pass your own or someone else's content on to other people, for example by sending it in a message or posting it to your story.
  • user-generated contentPhotos, videos, reviews or posts about a brand that are made by customers and fans rather than by the brand itself.
  • usage rightsPermission for a brand to use a creator's content for a set period, for example on the brand's own channels or in paid ads.
  • cross-postTo publish the same content on more than one platform or account, sometimes with small changes for each one.

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