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reuse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ɹiːˈjuːs/
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse From re- + use.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
(countable, uncountable) The act of using again, or in another place.
- Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reüse		alternative	lexicographic
reuses	Number=Plur		lexicographic
re-use		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

composite reuse principle · adaptive reuse

Translations (28)

ja 再利用 (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · fi kierrättäminen (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · fi uusiokäyttö (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · pt reúso (act of using again or in another place) · fr réutilisation (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · hu újrahasznosítás (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · hu újrafelhasználás (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · da genbrug (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · ru повто́рное испо́льзование (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · fr réemploi (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · yue 用返 (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · hu újbóli felhasználás (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · fr réemploi (act of using again or in another place) · fi kierrätys (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · de Wiederverwendung (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · el επαναχρησιμοποίηση (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · da genanvendelse (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · hu újrahasználat (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · cmn 重複使用 /重复使用 (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · sv återanvändning (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · ja 再使用 (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · pt reúso (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · nb gjenbruk (act of using again or in another place) · fr réusage (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · bg вто́ра употре́ба (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · es reutilizar (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · ja リユース (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable) · es reúso (act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable)

reuse en · VERB

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ɹiːˈjuːs/
/ɹiːˈjuːz/
(Southern-England) audio
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse From re- + use.

Meanings

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. 2021 July 14, Paul Stephen, “A portal into the future”, in RAIL, number 935, page 52:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reüse		alternative	lexicographic
reuses	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
reused	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
reused	Tense=Past		lexicographic
re-use		alternative	lexicographic
reusing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Deriveds

reuser · reusability · reusable

Translations (21)

el επαναχρησιμοποιώ (to use again) · vi sử dụng lại (to use again) · ru переиспо́льзовать (to use again) · nl herbruiken (to use again) · sv återanvända (to use again) · hu újrahasznosít (to use again) · de wiederverwenden (to use again) · da genanvende (to use again) · vi tái sử dụng (to use again) · ca reutilitzar (to use again) · ca tornar a utilitzar (to use again) · es reutilizar (to use again) · fi käyttää uudelleen (to use again) · fr réutiliser (to use again) · bg използвам отново (to use again) · fi kierrättää (to use again) · pt reusar (to use again) · nl hergebruiken (to use again) · es reusar (to use again) · eu berrerabili (to use again) · da genbruge (to use again)