remanufacture

verb re·man·u·fac·ture \ (ˌ)rē-ˌma-nyə-ˈfak-chər , -ˌma-nə- \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of remanufacture

remanufactured; remanufacturing; remanufactures

transitive verb

: to manufacture into a new product

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remanufacture

noun

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remanufacturer

play \(ˌ)rē-ˌma-nyə-ˈfak-chər-ər, -ˌma-nə-\ noun

Recent Examples of remanufacture from the Web

Many countries, including the United States, occasionally remanufacture their Apaches to incorporate the latest technologies, more powerful engines, and other worthy add-ons.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Boeing Has a Plan to Keep the Apache Flying Into the 2060s," 30 May 2018
Declining oil and natural gas prices – used to remanufacture plastic bottles from recycled mulch – have made regeneration more expensive.

— rachel uranga, The Mercury News, "Is California’s heralded recycling program broken?," 30 May 2017

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