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Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English work

English rework

From re- + work.

countable, uncountable The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding. Most product returns to the top retailers in the USA (either direct from the consumer or through non-sales) will be taken back by the original suppliers for rework or disposal.
countable, uncountable Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
countable, uncountable Something redone, corrected or rebuilt. They received the rework back from the shop.
countable, uncountable Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed. The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework.
countable An instance of reworking.

To redo, correct, or rebuild. You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes.