reuse

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verb

re·​use (ˌ)rē-ˈyüz 

reused; reusing; reuses

transitive verb

: to use again especially in a different way or after reclaiming or reprocessing

the need to reuse scarce resources

reuse packing material as insulation

reuse

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noun

re·​use (ˌ)rē-ˈyüs 

: further, different, or repeated use

Examples of reuse in a Sentence

Verb

I can reuse that container.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The goal is to reuse key parts of the treatment -- like the lipid nanoparticle and mRNA -- and simply swap in a custom set of instructions for each patient's specific gene mutation, Ahrens-Nicklas explained. —Keerthana Pakanati, ABC News, 15 May 2025

Cradle-to-grave measurements add mileage of use, and the ease or otherwise of dismantling for scrap, including recycling or reusing the battery. —Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Noun

This was a record reuse flight for the first-stage booster flying for a 17th time with a recovery landing on the droneship A Short Fall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025

Herzog & de Meuron — known for projects such as Tate Modern in London, the de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Park Avenue Armory in New York — has made a specialty of adaptive reuse, or transforming existing structures. —Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1843, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reuse

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• footloose

Kids Definition

reuse

verb

re·​use

(ˈ)rē-ˈyüz

: to use again especially in a different way

reuse

-ˈyüs

noun