reuse
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reuse
- /ɹiːˈjuːs/
- /ɹiːˈjuːz/
Rhymes with -uːs, -uːz
noun reuses · re-use · reüse
- The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
- The act of using again, or in another place. Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.
verb reuses · reusing · reused · re-use · reüse
- To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else). The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
- To use again, or in another place. The estimated 2.7 million cubic metres of chalk and flint excavated from each tunnel (and then mixed with water to create slurry) will be treated and then reused to landscape the site and create a 127-hectare chalk grassland habitat.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recycle, reprocess, repurpose, recyclability, reusable, repurposing, recycling, reusability, regeneration, recirculation, reusing, re-use, retraining, refresher, reinstate, reinstallation
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noun act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
| Español | reúso, reutilizar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 再利用 sairiyō, リユース riyūsu, 再使用 saishiyō |
| 中文 | 重複使用 /重复使用 chóngfù shǐyòng |
| Português | reúso |
| Français | réemploi, réusage, réutilisation |
| Deutsch | Wiederverwendung |
| Ελληνικά | επαναχρησιμοποίηση epanachrisimopoíisi |
| Русский | повто́рное испо́льзование povtórnoje ispólʹzovanije |
verb to use again
| Español | reusar, reutilizar |
|---|---|
| Português | reusar |
| Français | réutiliser |
| Deutsch | wiederverwenden |
| Ελληνικά | επαναχρησιμοποιώ epanachrisimopoió |
| Русский | переиспо́льзовать pereispólʹzovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tái sử dụng, sử dụng lại |
Talk about this word "reuse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reuse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reuse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reuse "reuse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reuse.Cite this
@misc{reuse_2026,
title = {reuse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reuse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
