reusable

adjective

re·​us·​able (ˌ)rē-ˈyü-zə-bəl 

: capable of being used again or repeatedly

reusability

(ˌ)rē-ˌyü-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of reusable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And when Texas grocery store chain H-E-B released a limited quantity of special-edition reusable bags lines honoring the singer, the website crashed and stores were sold out for weeks. —Sofía Hanalei Sanchez, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025

Komineas also wants to reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles by making tap water safe to drink and having hotels and other accommodation providers offer reusable water bottles. —Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025

The first day of the strike occurred on Starbucks' popular Red Cup Day, when the retailer distributes free, reusable red cups to customers with the order of a drink. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025

While both New Glenn and Falcon Heavy, SpaceX’s most powerful rocket currently available, are partially reusable, New Glenn is taller, more powerful and can carry a greater amount of payload to orbit. —Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reusable

• fusible
• usable
• diffusible
• excusable
• infusible
• unusable
• inexcusable

Kids Definition

reusable

adjective

re·​us·​able (ˈ)rē-ˈyü-zə-bəl 

: capable of being used again or repeatedly