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Reuse

/ɹiːˈjuːs/

The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

📖 Definitions of "Reuse"

noun

1
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
2
The act of using again, or in another place.
"Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing."

verb

1
To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
"The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment."
2
To use again, or in another place.

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
reprocessverb	To process again.
recyclenoun	(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
recyclenoun	(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.
reprocessverb	To process again.
repurposeverb	To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.
recyclabilitynoun	The quality of being recyclable.
reusablenoun	Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing
repurposingnoun	The act by which something is repurposed.
recyclingnoun	The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.
reusabilitynoun	The property or degree of being reusable.
regenerationnoun	Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
recirculationnoun	The act or process of recirculating.
reusingnoun	reuse
re-useverb	Alternative spelling of reuse. [To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).]
retrainingnoun	New or different training, or training in a new field.
refreshernoun	A review to refresh or renew knowledge.
reinstateverb	(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.
reinstallationnoun	The act or process of reinstalling.
reclamationnoun	The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
recoverynoun	A return to normal health.
regainverb	(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
reemploymentnoun	(uncountable) The condition of being reemployed