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rework en · NOUN

Etymology tree 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. 2017, John Gattorna, Strategic Supply Chain Alignment, page 623:
(countable, in particular, 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.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reworks	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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

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

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reworking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
reworks	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
reworked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
reworked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
rewrought	Tense=Past	rare	lexicographic
rewrought	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	rare	lexicographic